A fun cake to bring out
at picnics and backyard barbecues!
Chocolate
Barbeque Grill Cake
- 1 cup water
1 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
2 cups granulated sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
3/4 cup dairy sour cream
2/3 cup REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips
1 teaspoon solid vegetable shortening
Cocoa Fudge " Burgers" (recipe follows, optional)
Fruit shaped gumdrop candies (optional)
- Heat oven to 350°F
(175°C). Line 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with aluminum foil;
grease and flour sides and bottom.
- Place water, butter and
cocoa in medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally,
until mixture boils; boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; set aside.
- Stir together sugar, flour,
baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, sour cream and
cocoa mixture; beat just until blended (batter will be thin).
Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 45 to 50 minutes
or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool
cake completely in pan on wire rack. Carefully invert cake onto
serving tray; peel off foil.
- Place peanut butter chips
and shortening in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH
(100%) 30 to 45 seconds or until mixture is melted when stirred.
Place mixture in recloseable small plastic bag; cut off tiny
section of corner. Squeeze mixture onto cake, forming grids like
top of grill: allow to firm up before cutting. Top with "Burgers"
and "Shish-Kabobs", if desired.
Makes 15 servings.
Cocoa Fudge " Burgers": Beat 1/4 cup softened butter
or margarine in medium bowl; add 2 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 cup
HERSHEY'S Cocoa, 2 tablespoons milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
extract. Beat until all ingredients are moistened and consistency
to form patties; add additional milk or powdered sugar, if necessary,
to get proper consistency. Form "patties"; place on
top of cake.
"Shish-Kabobs": Place red, green, and tan colored
jelly candies on plastic decorative skewers to form shish-kabobs,
if desired. Place on top of cake.
Recipe courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens,
and reprinted with permission of The Hershey Company. ©
The Hershey Company.