Special Dark Picnic Cake Recipes

HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Grease and flour 9 x 13 baking pan.
• Combine chocolate chips, butter and water in large mixer bowl; stir with spoon until chocolate is melted and mixture is blended.
• Gradually add flour, sugar, sour cream, eggs, baking soda, salt and vanilla; beat on low speed of electric mixer until smooth.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• For Frosting:.
• Place butter and chocolate chips in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high 1 minute; stir.
• If necessary, microwave on high for 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.
• Gradually beat in powdered sugar, milk and vanilla, beating until smooth.
• If necessary, refrigerate 5 to 10 minutes or until of desired spreading consistency.
• For a stronger chocolate flavored cake, decrease flour to 2 cups and add 1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa.

CHOCOLATE PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Set oven to second lowest position.
• Grease an 8-inch square or round pan.
• In the microwave melt chocolate squares; cool 10 minutes.
• In a bowl combine the flour with baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a mixing bowl beat egg and sugar until well combined.
• Beat in the water and oil.
• Stir in melted chocolate and dry ingredients; mix until blended.
• Pour batter into greased pan then sprinkle chocolate chips over batter.
• Bake for 32-38 minuntes or until cake tests done.

WHEAT GERM PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Mix wheat germ, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices in a large bowl.
• Add undrained pineapple, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla.
• Mix together to form batter.
• Stir in carrots and walnuts.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured bundt pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees until toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out dry.
• Cool 10 to 15 minutes in pan, then invert to release the cake and cool on wire rack.

DARK CHOCOLATE PICNIC CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• heat oven to 350* grease and flour pan combine chocolate chips, butter, and water in large mixing bowl stir with spoon until chocolate is melted and mixture in blended gradually ad flour, sugar, sour cream, eggs, baking soda, salt, and vanilla beat o. low speed of electric mixer until smooth pour batter into prepared ban bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out Clean cool completely in pan on wire rack frost with frosting Frosting place butter and chocolate chips in medium microwave safe bowl microwave on high for 1 minute stir if necessary microwave 15 seconds at a time until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth gradually beat in powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla beat until smooth spread on cake

GRANDMA'S WONDERFUL PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Whisk flour, white sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cloves together in a bowl. Beat eggs and vegetable oil in a separate large bowl until creamy; mix applesauce into egg mixture. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients; stir until batter is smooth. Fold 1/2 cup walnuts and raisins into batter. Pour into prepared baking pan.
• Mix brown sugar, 1 cup walnuts, and chocolate chips together in a bowl; spread over the cake.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.