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A very special dark chocolate
snack cake with dollops of chocolate cream cheese filling baked
in its center and a nutty, dark chocolate chip and coconut topping.
Hershey's
Special Dark Snack Cake Medley
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups water
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips
1/2 cup MOUNDS Sweetened Coconut Flakes
1/2 cup chopped nuts
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- Cream Cheese Filling (recipe
follows)
- Heat oven to 350°F
(175°C). Grease and flour 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
- Prepare Cream Cheese Filling;
set aside.
- Stir together flour, sugar,
cocoa, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add water, oil, eggs,
vinegar and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes
or until well blended.
- Pour 3 cups batter into
prepared pan. Gently drop Cream Cheese Filling onto batter by
heaping teaspoonfuls. Carefully spoon remaining batter over filling.
- Combine chocolate chips,
coconut and nuts; sprinkle over top of batter.
- Bake 50 to 55 minutes
or until wooden pick inserted into cake center comes out almost
clean and cake starts to crack slightly. Cool completely in pan
on wire rack. Cover; store leftover cake in refrigerator.
Makes 12 to 16 servings.
- Cream Cheese Filling:
- 1/2 cup HERSHEYS
SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Place chocolate chips
in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 minute;
stir. If necessary, microwave an additional 15 seconds at a time,
stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and smooth
when stirred.
- Beat cream cheese and
sugar in medium bowl until well blended.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Add melted chocolate,
beating until well blended.
Recipe courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens,
and reprinted with permission of The Hershey Company. ©
The Hershey Company.
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