Chocolate Sweetheart Cakes for Two
A personal treat for you and your spouse or for you and your kids, these chocolate cakes allow you to show your love in a sweeter way.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 3 tablespoons HERSHEY'S Cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- CHOCOLATE FROSTING (recipe follows)
Directions
- 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 8-inch square baking pan.
- 2. Stir together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Add water, oil, vinegar and vanilla; beat with whisk or spoon until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- 3. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely.
- 4. Transfer to cutting board. Using 3-1/4 inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut cake into 4 hearts. Prepare CHOCOLATE FROSTING; spread over tops of two hearts. Place remaining two hearts on top. Garnish as desired. 2 small cakes.
- CHOCOLATE FROSTING
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon HERSHEY'S Cocoa
- 2 to 3 teaspoons milk
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Place butter in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 20 seconds or until butter is melted. Stir together powdered sugar and cocoa; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beating with spoon or whisk until smooth. Stir in vanilla. About 1/3 cup frosting.
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