Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake & Frosting

The recipes cake from the back of the Hershey's Cocoa (Natural Unsweetened) box. Yep!

Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
• "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING (recipe follows)

Directions

1. 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
2. 2 Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
3. 3 Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING. 10 to 12 servings.

"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.
Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting. 

This was the outcome of the cake I made using this recipe!

Red Velvet Cake Balls

I first saw this recipe on Kelly's Recipe blog and knew I wanted to try it one day.

The players....

One box Red Velvet Cake mix (can also make with any other flavor cake mix)

and everything else needed to make the cake

One container of icing (I used cream cheese icing)

Almond Bark (you can use any type of chocolate for coating as long as it is not milk chocolate.. It won't harden up)

First off... I love my kitchen aid mixer

Secondly, I love watching the brown cake mix turn to a pretty red!

Pour into 9x13 pan

Bake cake as instructed on the box

Break up the cooled cake

Add in the container of icing

Mix the cake and icing together until smooth and all combined

Roll the cake and icing mixture into balls, I find it helpful to place in the freezer for a short time before dipping into the almond bark.

Drop into melted almond bark, follow the packaging to melt the almond bark or chocolate, I usually add some Crisco to help the chocolate get to a smooth state

Make sure the cake ball is completely covered, I use a fork to allow the chocolate to drip off

Place on parchment paper for the almond bark to harden

LOTS of cake balls are made from the recipe

Sopapilla Cheese Cake

Sopapilla Cheese Cake2 Crescent Rolls
2 Cream Cheese, original - Philadelphia - oz 8
1-1/4 cups Sugar, divided
1 tsp Vanilla
1 - 2 tsp Cinnamon, ground

Spread 1 can crescent rolls in 9x13 loaf dish
Beat Cream Cheese, 1 cup sugar, and vanilla and spread on top of crescent
rolls.
Spread 2nd can of crescent rolls on top of cheese mixture.
Mix 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon and spread on top of crescent rolls.
Drizzle melted butter over top.
Bake 350 degreese for 30-40 minutes.
Cut in squares after cooled and serve.

From: Laura Byrd

Apple Butter Spice Cake

Larry made Apple Butter Spice Cake this morning - one for the office and one for us to enjoy. It was a wonderful start to my day on a rainy, cool morning. Fall must be the perfect time for this cake because we posted it to the blog last November.

Apple Butter Spice Cake

1 cup packed light Brown Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
1/2 tsp Nutmeg, ground
1/2 cup Pecans, chopped
2 cups Flour (all-purpose)
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Butter, softened
1 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Apple Butter
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Bran Cereal, whole bran
1 cup Sour Cream
2 Egg(s), beaten
Pam or Crisco


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray Pam or grease one 9x13 pan.
2. Prepare the topping by mixing together the brown sugar, cinamon, nutmeg, and chopped pecans.
3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. Blend together butter and sugar; add eggs and beat well. Add apple butter, vanilla, and bran cereal.
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with sour cream; mix well with each addition.
5. Pour 1/2 batter into pan, sprinkle 1/2 the topping over top. Pour remaining batter and top with remaining topping.
6. Bake for 40 minutes.

Debbie

Apple Butter Spice Cake

1 cup packed light Brown Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
1/2 tsp Nutmeg, ground
1/2 cup Pecans, chopped
2 cups Flour (all-purpose)
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Butter, softened
1 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Apple Butter
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Bran Cereal, whole bran
1 cup Sour Cream - 16 oz
2 Egg(s), beaten
Pam, quick sprayCrisco, enough for pan


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or grease one 9x13 pan.
2. Prepare the topping by mixing together the brown sugar, cinamon, nutmeg, and chopped pecans.
3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. Blend together butter and sugar; add eggs and beat well. Add apple butter, vanilla, and bran cereal.
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with sour cream; mix well with each addition.
5. Pour 1/2 batter into pan, sprinkle 1/2 the topping over top. Pour remaining batter and top with remaining topping.
6. Bake for 40 minutes.


This is a great recipe to take and share.

Pound Cake - Any Flavor

Pound Cake
can be made with any flavor cake mix

1 pkg cake mix
1 box instant pudding (to match cake flavor)
4 eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup cooking oil

Preheat oven to 350*. Grease 10 inch bundt pan or tube pan. Combine cake mix, pudding, eggs, water, and oil in large bowl. Pour into pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15-25 minutes. Invert onto serving plate.

Gooey Butter Cake

Gooey Butter Cake
1 box Butter Cake Mix
3 Eggs - separated
1 stick Butter
1 pkg cream cheese, softened
2+ cups powdered sugar

Soften butter in microwave. (2 minutes at 40% power) Mix together the cake mix, 2 eggs, and butter. Spread in a greased 9x13 inch pan.

Mix together the cream cheese, 1 egg, and 2 cups of powdered sugar. Pour over the cake mix.

Sprinkle top with some additional powdered sugar.

Bake at 350* for 25 minutes or until top is golden brown.

Note: You can soften cream cheese in microwave. Remove from package and place on microwave safe dish and microwave on HIGH for 10 seconds.

VARIATION: Try Strawberry or Chocolate Cake Mix.

This picture was made using Strawberry Cake Mix!! A big hit!!