Classic HERSHEY Bar Cake Recipe

By norsegal8

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 6 (1.55 oz. each) HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Bars, melted
• 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• Dash salt
• 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
• 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• Powdered sugar (optional)
• Additional HERSHEY'S Syrup (optional)

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 20mins
Adapted from hersheys.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup fluted tube pan.
2 Beat butter in large bowl until creamy; gradually add granulated sugar, beating on medium speed of mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add chocolate; beat until blended.
3 Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to chocolate mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until blended. Add syrup and vanilla; beat until blended. Stir in pecans. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4 Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Sift powdered sugar over top and drizzle with chocolate syrup, if desired. Makes 12 servings.
* To sour milk: Use 1 tablespoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.