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Collector's Cocoa Cake

3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 3/4 cups granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/3 cups water

One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting or Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting (recipes follow)

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease and flour two 8-or 9-inch round baking pans.
3. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until fluffy.
4. Add eggs and vanilla; beat 1 minute on medium speed of mixer.
5. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add alternately with water to butter mixture, beating until well blended.
6. Pour batter into prepared pans.
7. Bake 35 to 40 minutes for 8-inch layers; 30 to 35 minutes for 9-inch layers or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
8. Frost with One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting or Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting:

6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S Dutch Processed Cocoa
1/3 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Beat butter in medium bowl.
2. Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk; beat to spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed).
3. Stir in vanilla.

Makes about 2 cups frosting.

Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting:

1 cup milk
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash salt

1. Gradually stir milk into flour in small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until very thick. Transfer to medium bowl; press plastic wrap directly on surface. Cool to room temperature, about 1/2 hour.
2. Add sugar, peanut butter, shortening, vanilla and salt. Beat on high speed of mixer until frosting becomes fluffy and sugar is completely dissolved.

Makes about 3 cups frosting.

Recipe courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens, and reprinted with permission of The Hershey Company. © The Hershey Company.

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