Sew &' Grow

Quilting is such a social thing, we gather and stitch and more times than not we enjoy some cake.  Just this weekend gone I made a most delicious chocolate cake which I thought I would share with you.  I know we all have a million chocolate cake recipes but I can attest that this is definitely one of the better ones.

The recipe came from the back of a packet of Hershey's Cocoa.  The recipe is readily available on the internet but I've put into a nice PDF for you to print off but you'll have to email me - please note it's not my recipe but provided by Hershey's.  Also I can't take any credit for the photo either - this is from the wonderful world wide web, but my cake did look as good as this!

Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cake

This recipe is from the back of the Hershey’s Cocoa Powder box.

CAKE - Prep time 15 mins, cook 40 mins

2 cups          Caster sugar

1 ¾ cups      Plain Flour

¾ cups          Hershey’s Cocoa

1 ½ tsp         Baking Powder

1 ½ tsp         Baking Soda

1 tsp              Salt

2                      Eggs

1 cup             Milk

½ cup            Vegatable Oil

2 tsp              Vanilla extract

1 cup             boiling water

Method

1. 1. Heat oven to 180 degrees, grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans
2. 2. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl.  Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla and beat on medium for 2 mins.  Stir in boiling water (mixture will be very thin).  Pour into cake pans.
3. 3. Bake for 30 – 35 minutes, or skewer comes out clean.  Cool for 10 minutes then remove from pans to wire racks and cool completely.
4. 4. Ice with “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Frosting.

“Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Frosting

½ cup butter or margarine

2/3 cup        Hershey’s Cocoa

2 cups          Icing Sugar

1/3 cup        milk                 

1 tsp              Vanilla Extract

Method – makes approximately 2 cups of frosting

1. Melt butter and stir in cocoa.

2. Alternatively add icing sugar and milk, beating on medium speed until at a spreading consistency.  Add more milk if needed.

3. Stir in vanilla extract.

Enjoy....... if I get a chance I'll bake one on Friday evening for class this Saturday so we can Sew & "Grow"

Kim x