Hershey's Special Dark Picnic Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup hershey's special dark chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup butter (not spread or tub product) or 1/4 cup margarine (not spread or tub product)
• 1 1/3 cups boiling water (subbing coffee will intensify flavor)
• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup butter (not spread or tub product) or 1/4 cup margarine (not spread or tub product)
• 1 cup hershey's special dark chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 grease and flour 9 x 13 baking pan.
• 3 combine chocolate chips, butter and water in large mixer bowl; stir with spoon until chocolate is melted and mixture is blended.
• 4 gradually add flour, sugar, sour cream, eggs, baking soda, salt and vanilla; beat on low speed of electric mixer until smooth.
• 5 pour batter into prepared pan.
• 6 bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• 7 cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• 8 for frosting:.
• 9 place butter and chocolate chips in medium microwave-safe bowl. microwave on high 1 minute; stir.
• 10 if necessary, microwave on high for 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.
• 11 gradually beat in powdered sugar, milk and vanilla, beating until smooth.
• 12 if necessary, refrigerate 5 to 10 minutes or until of desired spreading consistency.
• 13 for a stronger chocolate flavored cake, decrease flour to 2 cups and add 1/3 cup hershey's cocoa.