Hershey Light Chocolate Cake

Hershey Light Chocolate Cake Recipe

1 1/4 c Flour
1/3 c Hershey's Cocoa
1 ts Baking Soda
6 tb Extra Light Corn Oil Spread
1 c Sugar
1 c Skim Milk
1 tb White Vinegar
1/2 ts Vanilla Extract

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray two 8 inch round pans with cooking spray. In bowl, stir flour, cocoa and baking soda. In saucepan, melt corn oil spread, stir in sugar. Remove from heat. Add milk, vinegar and vanilla to mixture in sauce pan, stir. Add dry ingredients, wisk until well blended. Pour evenly into pans.

Bake 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted comes out clean. Cool. Fill and frost top. Refrigerate.

Light Cocoa Frosting: 
In small mixer bowl, stir together 1 envelope dry whipped topping mix, 1/2 cup cold skim milk, 1 T Hershey's CoCoa and 1/2 t vanilla extract. Beat on high speed of mixer about 4 minutes or until soft peaks form.

Chocolate Apple Bread Recipe

Chocolate Apple Bread

Topping: 
1 tb Sugar
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 c Chopped walnuts or pecans

Bread: 
4 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Salt
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1 c Butter,softened
2 c Sugar
4 Eggs
2 ts Vanilla extract
1/4 c Buttermilk
3 c Coarsely chopped apples
1 c Chopped walnuts
12 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Topping: In cup, combine sugar, cinnamon and walnuts; set aside.

Bread: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 9x5x3" loaf pans. In small bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla extract; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in apples, walnuts, and chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pans. Sprinkle with topping. 3. bake 50-60 minutes until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely.

Makes 2 loaves.

German Chocolate Cake Recipe

German Chocolate Cake 

4 oz Baking chocolate;
1/2 c Water; boiling
1/2 c Butter;
1/2 c Granulated sugar replacement
3 tb Granulated fructose
4 Eggs yolks;
2 ts Vanilla extract;
1 ts Baking soda;
1/2 ts Salt;
1 c Buttermilk;
4 Egg whites; stiffly beaten

Melt chocolate to boiling water. Cool. Cream butter, sugar replacement amd fructose until fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla and chocolate water. Sift flour with baking soda and salt, add alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture, beating well after each addition until smooth. Fold in beaten egg whites. Grease three 3 9" baking pans; line them with paper, grease again, and lightly flour pans; pour batter into the three pans.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until cakes test done. Remove from pans onto racks, remove paper lining. Cool.

French Chocolate Cake Recipe

French Chocolate Cake 

7 oz Semisweet chocolate
14 tb Butter or margarine
4 Eggs
3/4 c Sugar
1 c Flour
1/3 c Hazelnuts, coarsely chopped
1 ts Baking powder
Makes about 10 servings

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease a springform pan with detachable bottom that has a diameter of about 9 1/2 inches.

Melt cooking chocolate and butter in a thick-bottomed pot over low heat. Beat eggs and sugar until light and airy. Carefully stir the somewhat cooled chocolate mixture into egg mixture.
Blend flour, nuts, and baking powder together, and fold carefully into batter. It's important to fold it in gently.

Pour batter into pan and bake in the oven for about 15 minutes. The cake should not become firm. The "unbaked" batter tastes like a delicious filling.

You may garnish cooled cake with a bit of grated chocolate and a ring of whipped topping.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars 

1 1/2 c Brown sugar, packed
1 c Shortening
2 tb Molasses
2 ts Vanilla
2 Whole egg
3 c Rolled oats
1 c Flour
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
3/4 c Nuts -- chopped
12 oz Semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 15 x 10 or 13 x 9 inch pan. In large bowl, beat brown sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add molasses, vanilla, and eggs; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in oats, flour, baking soda and salt; blend well. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Spread in prepared pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown and center is set. Cool slightly; cut into bars.

Serve warm or cool. 48 bars.

60 Second Chocolate Mousse Recipe

60 Second Chocolate Mousse

12 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips
4 Eggs -separated
1/4 c Confectioners sugar
12 oz Whipped topping like Cool Whip
Ground nuts for topping

Melt chocolate chips slowly and carefully so they do not burn. Try the microwave. Let cool slightly. Beat egg whites with sugar until stiff peaks form. Into the cooler chocolate beat the egg yolks one at a time to make a nice creamy mixture.

Now fold the whipped topping, then the egg whitres....GENTLY....If you like, let it have a streaked appearance, a marble-like look. Place into a pretty serving dish and sprinkle with nuts.

Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.