Cocoa Crater Cake

Crater filling: 3 tb Butter or margarine

3 tb Hershey's cocoa

2/3 c Powdered sugar

1 tb Milk

1/4 ts Vanilla extract

=== 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour

1 1/2 c Granulated sugar

2/3 c Hershey's cocoa

1 1/2 ts Baking soda

1 ts Salt

1 1/2 c Dairy sour cream

1/2 c Butter or margarine;

-softened 2 Eggs

1 ts Vanilla extract

1/2 c Chopped nuts

Powdered sugar (optional) Recipe by: www.hersheys.com 1. Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking

pan. Prepare CRATER FILLING. 2. In large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa,

baking soda and salt. Add sour cream, butter, eggs and vanilla; blend on low speed. Beat on medium speed of electric mixer 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter into prepared pan. 3. Drop half teaspoonfuls of filling 1 inch apart over top

of batter. With fork, marble filling lightly over batter. Sprinkle nuts over top. 4. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in

cake portion near center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Sprinkle powdered sugar over top, if desired. 12 to 15 servings. CRATER FILLING: 1. In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add

cocoa, stirring constantly until blended and smooth. 2. In small mixer bowl, combine powdered sugar, milk and

vanilla. Add cocoa mixture; beat on high speed of electric mixer 2 minutes.JMHershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.
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