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baking, Chocolate Cake, Cooking, Food, Hershey's, recipe, Valentine's Day, vegetarian
Back when my husband and I first started dating (30+ years ago), I baked this cake for him. Ever since then, we’ve joked about it being my recipe to catch a man! Anyway, if you’ve got someone who likes chocolate they wil LOVE this cake!!! The recipe even gives you options for dialing up the chocolate in the frosting. So reel in your Valentine with this chocolatey goodness!!!
I cannot take credit for developing this recipe. It came from a. Hershey’s Cocoa Cookbook that I got from my mother. In looking at the book, I see the copyright is 1979. These recipes are time tested and husband approved!
Hershey’s Collector Cake
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
3/4 cup Hershey’s cocoa
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/3 cups water
Cream butter and sugar in large mixing bowl. Add eggs and vanilla; beat 1 minute at medium speed. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add alternately with water to creamed mixture. Pour batter into two greased and floured 8 – 9 inch layer pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes for 8-inch layers or 30-35 minutes for 9-inch layers or until cake tester comes out clean.. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pans. Cool completely and then frost.
Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting
Hershey’s Cocoa – 1/4 cup for light flavor, 1/2 cup for medium, 3/4 cup for dark
2 2/3 cups confectioners’ sugar
6 tbsp butter or margerine
4-5 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
Choose amount of cocoa for flavor you prefer and combine with confecttioners’ sugar. Cream butter with 1/2 cup of cocoa mixture in a small bowl. Add remaining coca mixture alternately with milk, beating to spreading consistency. Blend in vanilla. For a glossier frosting, add 1 tbsp corn syrup.
Enjoy and Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
ARK said:
Well that was one beautiful Hershey Cake. Loved it. Thanks for sharing the recipe. On 13 Feb 2016 21:18, “Inside Kels Kitchen” wrote:
> Inside Kel’s Kitchen posted: ” Back when my husband and I first started > dating (30+ years ago), I baked this cake for him. Ever since then, we’ve > joked about it being my recipe to catch a man! Anyway, if you’ve got > someone who likes chocolate they wil LOVE this cake!!! Th” >
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
Thanks! It really is a great cake!
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lazymomcooking said:
Wow!!! Looks so delicious
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toobusycookingandcrafting said:
I’m gonna have our little baker, Alissandra bake this gluten free! We are gonna see how it turns out and let you know.
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
Please do! I hope it turns out well for you! Sounds like you have a child that liked to cook. My 17 year old has become quite the chef! She is making her own pasta from scratch and everything. It’s fun to watch them play in the kitchen!
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toobusycookingandcrafting said:
She does love it. I couldn’t be happier that she found a great creative outlet. Currently she’s doing some chocolate dipping and decorating to the meringues she made last night. Great little Valentines treat for friends and family.
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
Awesome!
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Hannah Lucio said:
I will be making this tomorrow! Thanks for the recipe. This looks amazing!
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
Awesome! Let me know how it turns out!
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Oxford Cottage Gardener said:
Wow that looks amazing, thanks for sharing
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
It really is good!
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anotherfoodieblogger said:
“time tested and husband approved” ~ Now that’s a perfect recipe, isn’t it? 🙂
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
For sure!
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terri said:
This is one of my favorite cakes to bake too! it’s so easy and taste wonderful. glad to know others are crazy about it too.
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
Small world! And such an old recipe.
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elizabethtewalt said:
I am so excited to try this recipe! I love looking at lots of different recipes before I start a new baking endeavor and this one has risen to the top of my chocolate cake list! I love that the ingredients are all quite normal, I think I have them all in my dorm room which is super great and makes the entire baking process more enjoyable for me just knowing that I don’t have to go to the grocery store! Thanks for sharing and hopefully I can find the same amount of success with this recipe.
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
Awesome! Yeah, I’ve been making this cake since I was about 15 years old, so that’s about 35 years. Let me know how it turns out!
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Kendra said:
This looks absolutely delicious! I love chocolate cake… It’s a weakness 😉
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lovelieats said:
This looks scrumptious!!😍
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
It really is SOOOO good!!! I also posted a recipe for a Chocolate Kiss Date cake that is the bomb! You can find that post at https://insidekelskitchen.wordpress.com/2016/03/06/chocolate-kiss-date-cake/. Have a great day!!!
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msw blog said:
All that is missing is a glass of red wine :).
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
LOL! You know me too well!
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msw blog said:
This wine would be prefect!
http://www.wine.com/v6/Mollydooker-Blue-Eyed-Boy-Shiraz-2010/wine/113945/Detail.aspx?state=CA
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
I’ll have to check that out! Thanks for the recommendation! We really enjoy wines from the California Sierra foothill region, such as Murphys, CA. There are numerous good wineries there that produce some great, hearty reds.
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msw blog said:
I am going add them to my list. Thanks
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
You really can’t find them in the stores, but you can order online or visit the wineries. Let me know if you want the names of some specific wineries. We actually know the owners of a few of them. Great people!
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msw blog said:
of course I want the names 🙂
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
Silly me! Well the best (and most expensive) is Irish Vinyards. Everything is good there. The owner and winemaker, Russel Irish, does some great blends. We really like their Blarney Red. Another favorite winery up there is Indian Rock Vineyards. Again, great hearty reds and their whites are also good. We really like one of their blends too, it’s called Coyote Creek Red. Chatom Winery is also very consistently good for both red and white wines. We particularly like their Sauvignon Blanc. In that region, they go lighter on the oak with their whites, which we like, but that’s just us! The biggest, most commercial winery up there is Iron Stone, but we really don’t care for their wines as much as the smaller places. I don’t know where you live, but Murphys, CA is a beautiful town to visit! Old, historic gold rush town. Mark Twain stayed there.
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Lysandra said:
Is Hershey’s cocoa just cocoa powder? I don’t think I can get Hershey’s here.
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Inside Kel's Kitchen said:
Yes, it’s cocoa powder. That is just the primary brand we have here.
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