=========================================================================== BBS: The GWE BBS [ASV/CIN] Date: 08-07-93 (16:19) Number: 352 From: CHELSEY #13 @1618002*1 Refer#: NONE To: ALL Recvd: YES Subj: chocolate Conf: (37) Home Cooki --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cocoa Crater Cake For crater filling: 3 Tablspoons butter or margarine 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder 2/3 cup powdered sugar 1 Tablespoon milk 1\4 teaspoon vanilla For Cake: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups (12 oz.) dairy sour cream 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine or butter softened 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup chopped nuts Powdered sugar (optional) Grease and flour a 13 by 9 by 2in baking pan. To prepare crater filling: In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Add cocoa, stirring constantly until blended and smooth. In a small mixing bowl combine powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Add cocoa mixture; beat on high speed of mixer for two minutes and set aside. To prepare cake: In large mixer 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. Place half-teaspoonsful of crater filling 1 inch apart over top of batter. With fork, marble filling lighttly over batter. Sprinkle nuts over top. Bake in a preheated 350 de\gree oven 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in cake portion near center comes out clean. Let cool completely in pan on wire rack. Sprinkle powdered sugar over top. 12 to 15 servings. --- þ SLMR 2.0 þ Via: 1618002*1 1616001*1 2*1 6160*1 1614017*1