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!

Mississippi Mud Pie

1 cup Flour (all-purpose)
1/2 cup chopped Pecans
1 stick Butter, melted
2 tbsp Sugar
1 cup Cool Whip
1 cup Powdered Sugar
1 pkg Cream Cheese, original - Philadelphia - oz 8
1 tsp Vanilla
1 package Instant Chocolate Pudding
3 cups Milk

Mix flour, pecans, butter and sugar and spread in the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees until lightly brown. Set aside to cool.

Mix Cool Whilp, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla together and spread over the cooled crust. 

Mix chocolate pudding and milk and beat well with an electric mixer. Spread over cream cheese
mixture.

Spread the rest of the Cool Whip over the top of the pudding.

Refrigerate.

Pecan Praline Sandies

Pecan Praline Sandies

1 cup butter, softened

¼ cup powdered sugar
¼ cup brown sugar, packed
2 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp water

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup finely chopped pecans

Powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 300°. In large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Stir in vanilla and water. Add flour and nuts; mix until well blended. Form dough into 1-inch balls and place on cookie sheets; flatten balls slightly. Bake about 20 min or until golden brown. While still warm. Roll in powdered sugar; cool. Roll again in powdered sugar; store in airtight container.

Makes 4 dozen cookies.

Rachel loves these cookies.

-Debbie

Lemon Squares

Lemon Squares

1 pkg Lemon Cake Mix (w/ pudding)
1 stick butter
3 eggs, divided
1 cup pecans, finely chopped
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 (16 oz) box powdered sugar

1. Mix cake mix, 1 egg, pecans, and melted butter together. Beat by hand until well mixed.

2. Mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 2 eggs together. Beat with mixer until smooth. Pour over cake batter.

3. Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until top is just golden brown.

4. Cool completely then cut into small squares.

My great-grandmother (nanny) Mary Hagan's favorite dessert

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!!