 Chocolate Spider Web Cake
Makes 12 servings
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Image © Publications International, Ltd.
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Chocolate Spider Web Cake
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Ingredients
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1-2/3
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cups all-purpose flour
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1-1/2
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cups sugar
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1/2
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cup HERSHEY'®S Cocoa
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1-1/2
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teaspoons baking soda
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1
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teaspoon salt
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1/2
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teaspoon baking powder
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2
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eggs
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1-1/2
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cups buttermilk or sour milk*
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1/2
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cup shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil)
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1
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teaspoon vanilla extract
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One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting (recipe follows)
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Spider Web (recipe follows), or white decorating icing in tube or can
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*To sour milk: Use 4-1/2 teaspoons white vinegar plus milk to equal 1-1/2 cups.
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1. Heat oven to 350°F. Thoroughly grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
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2. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl; add eggs, buttermilk, shortening and vanilla. Beat on low speed of mixer 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter into prepared pans.
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3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
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4. Frost with One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting. Immediately pipe or drizzle Spider Web or decorating icing in 4 or 5 concentric circles on top of cake. Using a knife or wooden pick, immediately draw 8 to 10 lines from center to edges of cake at regular intervals to form web. Garnish with "spider," using cookie, licorice and other candies.
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One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting
Makes about 2 cups frosting
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Ingredients
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6
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tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
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2-2/3
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cups powdered sugar
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1/2
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cup HERSHEY'®S Cocoa
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4
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to 6 tablespoons milk
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1
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teaspoon vanilla extract
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Beat butter; add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk, beating to spreading consistency. Stir in vanilla.
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Spider Web
Place 1/2 cup HERSHEY'®S Premier White Chips and 1/2 teaspoon shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small heavy seal-top plastic bag. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 45 seconds. Squeeze gently. If necessary, microwave an additional 10 to 15 seconds; squeeze until chips are melted. With scissors, make small diagonal cut in bottom corner of bag; squeeze mixture onto cake as directed.
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© The Hershey Company
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Printed
from fbnr.com
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