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       Title: Chocolatetown Special Cake
  Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
       Yield: 1 servings
  
     1/2 c  Hershey’s cocoa
            Or hershey’s european style
            -cocoa
     1/2 c  Boiling water
     2/3 c  Shortening
   1 3/4 c  Sugar
       1 ts Vanilla extract
       2    Eggs
   2 1/4 c  All-purpose flour
   1 1/2 ts Baking soda
     1/2 ts Salt
   1 1/3 c  Buttermilk or sour milk*
            One-bowl buttercream
            -frosting
            =(recipe follows)
  
   Recipe by: www.hersheys.com
   Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour two
   9-inch round baking pans. In small bowl, stir together
   cocoa and water until smooth. In large mixer bowl, beat
   shortening, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add
   eggs; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt;
   add to shortening mixture alternately with buttermilk,
   beating until well blended. Add cocoa mixture; beat well.
   Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or
   until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool
   10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool
   completely. Frost with One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting. 8 to
        10    servings.
   
   * To sour milk: Use 4 teaspoons white vinegar plus milk to
   equal 1-1/3 cups.
   One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting:
   6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
     2-2/3    cups powdered sugar
   1/2 cup Hershey’s Cocoa or Hershey’s European Style Cocoa
       1/3    cup milk
   1 teaspoon vanilla extract
   In small mixer bowl, beat butter. Add powdered sugar and
   cocoa alternately with milk; beat to spreading consistency
   (additional milk may be needed). Blend in vanilla. About 2
   cups frosting. JMHershey’s is a registered trademark of
   Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy
   of the Hershey Kitchens.
  
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