Take Me To a Picnic Cake
Details
- Timing
- Timing
- Total:
- Bake:
- 25 Min.
- Prep:
- 30 Min.
- Skill Level:
- Beginner
- Yields:
- 1 cake (18 servings)
No picnic with your family is complete without a dessert. This quick and easy recipe will have you on your way outdoors in no time.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 30 minutes
- Bake Time
- 25 minutes
- COOK TIME
- 10 minutes
- Cool Time
- 2 hours
BAKE MODE:
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Ingredients
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1 cupwater
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1 cupbutter or margarine (2 sticks)
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1/2 cup
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2 cupssugar
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1 3/4 cupsall-purpose flour
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1 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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3eggs
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3/4 cupdairy sour cream
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Peanut Butter Chip Frosting
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1/3 cupbutter or margarine
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1/3 cupmilk
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1 2/3 cupsREESE'S Peanut Butter Chips (10 oz pkg.)
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 cuppowdered sugar
READY TO MAKE THIS?
Directions
Equipment Needed
Oven
Jelly-Roll Pan
Saucepan
Stovetop
Mixer
Mixing Bowl
Wire Rack
Microwave
1
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 15-1/2x10-1/2x1-inch jelly-roll pan.
2
Combine water, butter and cocoa in medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture boils. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; set aside.
3
Stir together sugar, flour, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs and sour cream; beat until blended. Add cocoa mixture; beat just until blended (batter will be thin). Pour into prepared pan.
4
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack. While cake is cooling, prepare Peanut Butter Chip Frosting; spread over top of cake. Drizzle Chocolate Garnish over top, if desired.
Peanut Butter Chip Frosting: Combine butter, milk and peanut butter chips in medium saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Place powdered sugar in medium bowl. Gradually add chip mixture, beating until well blended. Cool, stirring occasionally, until of spreading consistency (about 1 hour). About 2 cups frosting.
Chocolate Garnish: Place 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips and 1 teaspoon shortening (do NOT use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at medium (50%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at mediuum an additional 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 18 servingsServing size 1 piece (119g)Amount per servingCalories440% Daily Value*Total Fat 23g 29%Saturated Fat 15g 75%Trans Fat 0.5gCholesterol 75mg 25%Sodium 300mg 13%Total Carbohydrates 54g 20%Dietary Fiber 2g 7%Total Sugars 39gIncludes 37g Added Sugar 74%Protein 8gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 23mg 2%Iron 2mg 10%Potassium 34mg 0%
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
