{Anne Hills has recorded Orange Cocoa Cake
on the "Part
of the Village" album for the Carole Robertson
Center
for Learning that Anne sells at concerts.}
This song contains all the ingredients for a cake of the same name
from a book called Hershey's Chocolate Treasury.
The folks at Hershey were kind enough to fax us permission to
reprint the recipe,
along with the most recent recipe version.
Their fax is reproduced here.
Following is the current recipe, as of 3/15/95, for ORANGE COCOA
CAKE. You may reprint the recipe, without changing it in any way,
with the following permission line:
HERSHEY'S is a registered trademark. Recipe
courtesy
of the Hershey Kitchens, and reprinted with
permission
of Hershey Foods Corporation.
Peter's wife Kristi, who discovered this cake for us, offers some tips:
Grease three 8- or 9-inch round baking pans;
line with
wax paper.
In small bowl, stir together cocoa and water
until
smooth; set aside.
In large mixer bowl, beat butter, shortening,
sugar,
salt and vanilla until well blended. Add eggs;
beat
well. Stir 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda into
1 cup
buttermilk; add to butter mixture alternately
with
flour.
In small bowl, measure 1-2/3 cups batter; stir
in
remaining 1/8 teaspoon baking soda and 3 tablespoons
buttermilk, orange peel and orange extract.
Pour into
one prepared pan.
Stir cocoa mixture into batter; divide evenly
between
two remaining prepared pans.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick
inserted in
center comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
Carefully peel off wax paper. Cool completely.
Place one chocolate layer on serving plate.
Spread
with ORANGE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING. Top with
orange
layer; spread with frosting. Top with remaining
chocolate layer; frost top and sides of cake.
10 to 12 servings.