Heavenly_Heart

Heavenly Heart Cake

               Ingredients :
     * 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
     * 2/3 cup boiling water
     * 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
     * 2 cups sugar
     * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
     * 2 eggs
     * 2 cups cake flour or 1-3/4 cups all-purposed flour
     * 1-1/4 teaspoon baking soda
     * 1/4 teaspoon salt
     * 3/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk
     * GLOSSY CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM
        FROSTING (recipe follows)
     * CREAMY BUTTERCREAM
        FROSTING (recipe follows)

               Instructions :
     1. Heat oven to 350 F.
     2. Grease and flour 2 heart-shaped pans or two 9-inch
         round baking pans.
     3. In small bowl, stir together cocoa and boiling water
         until smooth ; set aside.
     4. In large bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until
         fluffy ; beat in eggs and cocoa mixture.
     5. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add
         alternately with buttermilk to butter mixture. Pour
         batter into prepared pans.
     6. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick insteaded
         in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes ; remove
         from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
     7. Frost with GLOSSY CHOCOLATE SOUR
         CREAM FROSTING.
     8. Pipe border around top edge and base of cake with
         CREAMY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING.
     9. Gamish as desired. 10 to 12 servings.
             To sour milk : Use 2 teaspoon white vinegar plus
       milk to equal 3/4 cup.
             GLOSSY CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM FROSTING

              1-1/2 cups Hershey's mini chips Semi-Sweet chocolate
              2 cups powdered sugar
              3/4 cup dairy sour cream
              1 teaspoon vanilla extract
              Milk

     10. In medium microwave-safe bowl , place small chocolate
           chips.
     11. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary
           microwave at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time,
           stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted
           when stirred.
     12. Add powdered sugar, sour cream and vanilla ; heat
           until smooth.
     13. Add milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, for a thinner consistency.
           About 2-1/2 cups frosting. Creamy Buttercream Frosting.
     14. In small bowl, combine 2 spoons powdered sugar, 1/4 cup
           (1/2 stick) softened butter or margarine, 2 to 3 tablespoons
           milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract ; beat until smooth
           and creamy. about 1 cup frosting.