Take Me To A Picnic Cake

Submitted by Rhonda O

"I found this in stacks from my Mother's Recipes! Hershey's Cocoa Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup cocoa
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 3⁄4 cup sour cream

• Peanut Butter Chip Frosting

• 1⁄3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 1 (10 ounce) package peanut butter chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar

• Chocolate Garnish

• 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon shortening (Do not use butter or margarine)

directions

1. Heat oven to 350.
2. Grease and flour a 15 1/2 X 10 1/2 X 1 inchjellyroll pan.
3. in medium sauce pan combine water, butter and cocoa.
4. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixtures boils.
5. Boil 1 minute.
6. Remove from heat:Set aside.
7. In large mixing bowl, stir together sugar, flour,baking soda,& salt, Add eggs and sour cream, beat until blended.
8. Batter will be thin.
9. Pour into prepared pan.
10. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
11. Cool cake in pan on wire rack.
12. Using the ingredients for Peanut Butter Chip FrostingIn medium sauce pan combine butter, milk& peanut butter chips.
13. cook over low heat stirring constantly, until chips are melted& mixture is smooth.
14. Remove from heat,stir in vanilla.
15. In small mixer bowl, place powdered sugar.
16. Gradually add chips mixture, beating until well blended.
17. Makes about 2 cups frosting.
18. Chocolate Garnish: In a small microwave-safe bowl, place 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips& 1 tsp.
19. shortening.
20. Cook on High for 1 minute.
21. Stir until chips are melted& margarine is smooth.
22. Spread Peanut Butter Chip Frosting over cake.
23. Drizzle chocolate garnish over top of the cake.