Black Magic Cake

Black Magic Cake

Share on Facebook Print Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
  • 1 cup strong black coffee OR 2 teaspoons powdered instant coffee plus 1 cup boiling water
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
  • Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl.
  • Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes (batter will be thin).
  • Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
  • Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
  • Cool completely.
  • Frost as desired.

Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:

* To sour milk: Use 1 tablespoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.
————————————————————————————————–
Course Cake / Chocolate

All-Chocolate Boston Cream Pie

All-Chocolate Boston Cream Pie

Share on Facebook Print Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Chocolate filling
  • Satiny chocolate glaze

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease and flour one 9-inch round baking pan.
  • Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa and baking soda in large bowl.
  • Add butter, milk, egg and vanilla.
  • Beat on low speed of mixer until all ingredients are moistened.
  • Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.
  • Cool completely.
  • Cut cake into two thin layers.
  • Place one layer on serving plate; spread filling over layer.
  • Top with remaining layer.
  • Pour onto top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down sides.
  • Refrigerate until serving time.
  • Cover; refrigerate leftover cake.
————————————————————————————————–
Course Chocolate / Pie
Cuisine American

Satiny chocolate glaze

Satiny chocolate glaze

Share on Facebook Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons HERSHEY’S Cocoa
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Heat water, butter and corn syrup in small saucepan to boiling.
  • Remove from heat; immediately stir in cocoa.
  • With whisk, gradually beat in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth; cool slightly.
————————————————————————————————–

Chocolate filling

Chocolate filling

Share on Facebook Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • cups light cream 1½ pt.
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Stir together sugar, cocoa and cornstarch in medium saucepan; gradually stir in light cream.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and begins to boil.
  • Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly; remove from heat.
  • Stir in butter and vanilla.
  • Press plastic wrap directly onto surface.
  • Cool completely.
————————————————————————————————–

One-bowl buttercream frosting

One-bowl buttercream frosting

Portions:2 cups frosting
Share on Facebook Print Recipe

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 2⅔ cups powdered sugar
  • ½ cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
  • cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Extract Beat butter in medium bowl.
  • Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk, beating to spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed).
  • Stir in vanilla.
————————————————————————————————–
Course Basic recipe

Ultimate Chocolate Brownies from Hershey’s

Ultimate Chocolate Brownies from Hershey’s

Portions:36 brownies.
Share on Facebook Print Recipe

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan or two 8-inch square baking pans.
  • Stir together cocoa and baking soda in large bowl; stir in 1/3 cup butter.
  • Add boiling water; stir until mixture thickens.
  • Stir in sugar, eggs and remaining ⅓ cup butter; stir until smooth.
  • Add flour, vanilla and salt; blend completely.
  • Stir in chocolate chips.
  • Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan, 30 to 35 minutes for square pans or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan.
  • Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
  • Cut into squares.
————————————————————————————————–

S’More Cookie Bars

S’More Cookie Bars

Portions:16 bars
Share on Facebook Print Recipe

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter or margarine, softened
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 HERSHEY’S Milk Chocolate Bars 1.55 oz. each
  • 1 cup marshmallow creme

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease 8-inch square baking pan.
  • Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy.
  • Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
  • Stir together flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture, beating until blended.
  • Press half of dough into prepared pan.
  • Arrange chocolate bars over dough, breaking as needed to fit.
  • Spread with marshmallow creme.
  • Scatter bits of remaining dough over marshmallow; carefully press to form a layer.
  • Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
  • Cut into bars.
————————————————————————————————–

Rocky Road Brownies

Rocky Road Brownies

Portions:20 brownies.
Share on Facebook Print Recipe

Equipment

  • 9-inch square baking pan
  • microwave-safe bowl

Ingredients

  • 1-1/4 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 1 cup HERSHEY’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • ½ cup chopped nuts
  • ½ cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease 9-inch square baking pan.
  • Stir together chocolate chips, marshmallows and nuts; set aside.
  • Place butter in large microwave-safe bowl.
  • Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 to 1-1/2 minutes or until melted.
  • Add sugar, vanilla and eggs; beat with spoon until well blended.
  • Add flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; stir until well blended.
  • Spread batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake 22 minutes.
  • Sprinkle chocolate chip mixture over top.
  • Continue baking 5 minutes or until marshmallows have softened and puffed slightly.
  • Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
  • Using wet knife, cut into squares.
————————————————————————————————–

Rich Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars

Rich Chocolate Chip Toffee Bars

Portions:48 bars.
Share on Facebook Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour
  • cup packed light brown sugar
  • ¾ cup butter or margarine
  • 1 egg slightly beaten
  • 2 cups HERSHEY’S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips divided(12-oz. pkg.)
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk not evaporated milk(14 oz.)
  • 1⅓ cups HEATH BITS ‘O BRICKLE Toffee Bits divided(8 oz. pkg.)

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
  • Combine flour and brown sugar in large bowl.
  • Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Add egg; mix well. S
  • tir in 1-1/2 cups chocolate chips and nuts; set aside 1-1/2 cups mixture.
  • Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of prepared pan.
  • Bake 10 minutes.
  • Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over hot crust; set aside 1/4 cup toffee bits.
  • Sprinkle remaining toffee bits over sweetened condensed milk.
  • Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture and remaining 1/2 cup chips over top.
  • Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Top with reserved toffee bits.
  • Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
  • Cut into bars.
————————————————————————————————–
Course Candy / Chocolate

Peanut Butter and Milk Chocolate Chip Blondies

Peanut Butter and Milk Chocolate Chip Blondies

Portions:6 dozen bars.
Share on Facebook Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

  • cups packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup HERSHEY’S Milk Chocolate Chips divided
  • 1 cup REESE’S Peanut Butter Chips divided
  • ¼ teaspoon shortening do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease 15-1/2×10-1/2×1-inch jelly-roll pan.
  • Stir together brown sugar, butter and granulated sugar in large bowl; beat in eggs and vanilla.
  • Add flour and salt, beating just until blended.
  • Set aside 2 tablespoons each milk chocolate chips and peanut butter chips.
  • Stir remaining chips in batter; spread batter in prepared pan.
  • Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and surface is lightly browned.
  • Cool completely; cut into bars.
  • Place remaining 2 tablespoons milk chocolate chips, remaining 2 tablespoons peanut butter chips and shortening in small microwave-safe bowl.
  • Microwave at HIGH (100%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.
  • Drizzle over bars. About
————————————————————————————————–
Course Candy / Chocolate