Independence day chocolate cake

 
                      INDEPENDENCE DAY CHOCOLATE CAKE
 
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 Serving Size  : 15   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Holiday                          Cakes
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
      1/2   c            HERSHEY'S Cocoa
      1/2   c            Boiling water
      2/3   c            Shortening
    1 1/2   c            Sugar
    1       t            Vanilla extract
    2                    Eggs
    2       c            All-purpose flour
    1 1/2   ts           Baking soda
      1/2   ts           Salt
    1 1/3   c            Buttermilk or sour milk*
   16       oz           Creamy vanilla frosting
                         - (canned, ready-to-spread)
                         - (or more, if desired)
                         Blue food color
    2       c            Fresh strawberries
                         -- cut into pieces
 
   1. Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour
   15-1/2x10-1/2x1-inch jelly roll pan.
   
   2. In small bowl, stir together cocoa and water until
   smooth. In large bowl, beat shortening, sugar, vanilla
   and eggs. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt;
   add alternately with buttermilk to shortening mixture.
   Stir in cocoa mixture. Spread batter into prepared pan.
   
   3. Bake 28 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted
   in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack.
   
   4. Remove about 3/4 cup frosting; add food color to
   1/2 cup frosting to tint desired shade of blue. Set
   aside the blue frosting and about 1/4 cup vanilla
   frosting.
   
   5. Spread remaining vanilla frosting over top of cake.
   Spread blue frosting in upper left corner. Pipe stars
   in blue field with reserved 1/4 cup vanilla frosting.
   Shortly before serving, place strawberries in seven
   rows to represent red stripes of flag. About 15
   servings.
   
   * To sour milk: Use 2 teaspoons white vinegar plus
   milk to equal 2/3 cup.
   
   Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods
   Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the
   Hershey Kitchens.
   
   Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias
  
 
 
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