Dandy Cake

Name: Dandy Cake
Ingredients: FOR THE CAKE; 1 cup water; 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine; 1/3 cup hershey's cocoa powder; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups sugar; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 eggs; 3/4 cup sour cream; 3/4 cup reese's creamy peanut butter; FOR THE CHOCOLATE TOPPING; 1 (12 ounce) package hershey's special dark chocolate chips or (12 ounce) package Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips; 2 tablespoons shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil)

14 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE
1 cup water
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1/3 cup hershey's cocoa powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup reese's creamy peanut butter
FOR THE CHOCOLATE TOPPING
1 (12 ounce) package hershey's special dark chocolate chips or (12 ounce) package Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil)

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350°F Grease and flour 15-1/2x10-1/2x1-inch jelly roll pan.
2

Combine water, butter and cocoa in small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture boils; boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; set aside.
3

Stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs and sour cream; beat until well blended. Add cocoa mixture; beat just until blended (batter will be thin). Pour into prepared pan.
4

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. Prepare CHOCOLATE TOPPING; carefully spread over top, covering peanut butter. Allow topping to set; cut into squares. 20 to 24 servings.
5

CHOCOLATE TOPPING: Place 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips and 2 tablespoons shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred.