Any Home Bakers Here?

[Aria]

So much talent here. You guys are very creative. I have been reading the old posts (from the beginning).
1. I missed it, I understand there is an Index....how do I get there?
2. Ron and Debby you guys on earlier thread I think #262....were talking about Chocolate Cake. The one on the Hershey Box? I do not have a Hershey Box and would
like to have the recipe.
3. I am not sure...if this is in jpeg? Will try and upload the looped run I made. Tried
and it reported error and it was a jpg file. Who knows.
"the red rug was not an image as expected a jpg file. Aria

 

[OneMountainAcres]

You're making me wish I hadn't tossed a huge mess of tees when we moved. I really like how your's turned out.

Thanks At least now you know for future reference. I wouldn't have had any clue either but my mom apparently read up on it. I've been saving my daughter's dance costumes for years and special shirts from both kids to hopefully do this for them someday too.


Here's my cookie collection from today!

 

[ronott1]

So much talent here. You guys are very creative. I have been reading the old posts (from the beginning).
1. I missed it, I understand there is an Index....how do I get there?
2. Ron and Debby you guys on earlier thread I think #262....were talking about Chocolate Cake. The one on the Hershey Box? I do not have a Hershey Box and would
like to have the recipe.
3. I am not sure...if this is in jpeg? Will try and upload the looped run I made. Tried
and it reported error and it was a jpg file. Who knows.
"the red rug was not an image as expected a jpg file. Aria

I have two chocolate cake recipes from Hershey boxes

Perfectly Chocolate cake

• 2 cups sugar

• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa

• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 2 eggs

• 1 cup milk

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 1 cup boiling water

Directions

• 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.

• 2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.

• 3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING. Makes 12 servings.

• VARIATIONS:

• ONE-PAN CAKE: Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350° F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.

• THREE LAYER CAKE: Grease and flour three 8-inch round baking pans. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost.

• BUNDT CAKE: Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost.

• CUPCAKES: Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. Heat oven to 350°F. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost. About 30 cupcakes.

• "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine

• 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa

• 3 cups powdered sugar

• 1/3 cup milk

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.

• Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.

Collectors Cocoa Cake


¾ C Butter or margarine 2 C flour
1& ¾ C sugar ¾ C Cocoa
2 eggs 1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp. Vanilla 1& ¼ tsp baking soda
1& 1/3 C water ½ tsp Salt

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, beat 1 min at medium. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking Powder and salt . Add alternately with water (flour firs and flour last) to creamed mixture.


Bake at 350° 30 to 40 minutes until a tooth pick comes out clean

 

[N F C]

Ok candy makers, tell me if I'm doomed or not...

Using a double boiler to melt my chocolate, it started to melt nicely, then turned into the consistency of frosting, then started getting hard. Suspect I got it too hot. Is there any saving it?

Here are some links that might help you out Bob:
how-to-fix-overheated-or-burnt-chocolate-521579
chocolate-bytes-how-to-fix-seized.html
5712-how-to-fix-seized-chocolate

That last link is from Cook's Illustrated, they usually have some good information (and recipes).

 

[N F C]

I have two chocolate cake recipes from Hershey boxes

Perfectly Chocolate cake

• 2 cups sugar

• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa

• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 2 eggs

• 1 cup milk

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 1 cup boiling water

Directions

• 
  
  
  • 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.

• 
  
  
  • 2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.

• 
  
  
  • 3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING. Makes 12 servings.

• 
  
  
  • VARIATIONS:

• 
  
  
  • ONE-PAN CAKE: Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350° F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.

• THREE LAYER CAKE: Grease and flour three 8-inch round baking pans. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost.

• BUNDT CAKE: Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost.

• CUPCAKES: Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. Heat oven to 350°F. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost. About 30 cupcakes.

• "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine

• 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa

• 3 cups powdered sugar

• 1/3 cup milk

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.

• Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.

Collectors Cocoa Cake


¾ C Butter or margarine 2 C flour
1& ¾ C sugar ¾ C Cocoa
2 eggs 1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp. Vanilla 1& ¼ tsp baking soda
1& 1/3 C water ½ tsp Salt

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, beat 1 min at medium. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking Powder and salt . Add alternately with water (flour firs and flour last) to creamed mixture.


Bake at 350° 30 to 40 minutes until a tooth pick comes out clean

That first recipe, "Perfectly Chocolate Cake" is the one I swear by (since moving to WY, I use the high altitude version). Best ever cake!

 

[N F C]

@Aria the Index is on the 1st page of this thread.

 

[N F C]

Thanks At least now you know for future reference. I wouldn't have had any clue either but my mom apparently read up on it. I've been saving my daughter's dance costumes for years and special shirts from both kids to hopefully do this for them someday too.


Here's my cookie collection from today!

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That's a lot of cookies! Good job

 

[rjohns39]

Here are some links that might help you out Bob:
how-to-fix-overheated-or-burnt-chocolate-521579
chocolate-bytes-how-to-fix-seized.html
5712-how-to-fix-seized-chocolate

That last link is from Cook's Illustrated, they usually have some good information (and recipes).

Thanks. First time I've had chocolate seize on me. I'm thinking I tried to do too much at once.

 

[N F C]

Thanks. First time I've had chocolate seize on me. I'm thinking I tried to do too much at once.

Happens to me too. It's easy to get distracted with more than one project at a time. Hope it works out for you!

 

[ronott1]

That first recipe, "Perfectly Chocolate Cake" is the one I swear by (since moving to WY, I use the high altitude version). Best ever cake!

We agree with you here! It is my go to chocolate cake now. It used to be the collectors cocoa cake which is now in second place