This 'dandy' chocolate sheet cake is spread with a layer of creamy peanut butter and topped with a luscious chocolate topping. A great cake to take to church suppers, potlucks and picnics.

Dandy Cake

1 cup water
1 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
3/4 cup dairy sour cream
3/4 cup REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter

Chocolate Topping (recipe follows)

1. Heat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Grease and flour 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch jelly roll pan.
3. Combine water, butter and cocoa in small saucepan.
4. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture boils; boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; set aside.
5. Stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
6. Add eggs and sour cream; beat until well blended.
7. Add cocoa mixture; beat just until blended (batter will be thin).
8. Pour into prepared pan.
9. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Do not remove cake from pan; spread peanut butter over warm cake. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
10. Prepare Chocolate Topping; carefully spread over top, covering peanut butter. Allow topping to set; cut into squares.

Makes 20 to 24 servings.

Chocolate Topping: Place 2 cups (12-ounce package) HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips and 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 1/2 minutes; stir. If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred.

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