Chocolate Syrup Swirl Cake

Submitted by caffeine junkie

"Another wonderful cake from Hershey's Best-Loved Recipes, I already had all of the ingredients on hand. If you don't have buttermilk, substitute it with 1 T. white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 16-20

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 2 3⁄4 cups flour
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons baking soda, divided
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup Hershey's syrup

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 12-cup fluted tube pan or a 10" tube pan.
2. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy.
3. Add eggs and beat well.
4. Combine flour, 1 t. baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Add alternately with buttermilk to butter mixture, beating until well blended.
5. Measure 2 cups of batter into a small bowl. Stir in 1/4 t. baking soda and Hershey's syrup.
6. Pour vanilla batter into prepared pan. Pour chocolate batter over. Swirl with a toothpick or knife.
7. Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.

Reviews

[tlovallo]

I made this cake because I wanted to use up some syrup. I thought it was kind of dry and will not be repeating. Not one of my favorites.