Hershey Bar Pound Cake

When my son was is second grade one of their writing assignments was to write a recipe. The teacher compiled the recipes into a packet and distributed them to the parents. Some of them were pretty funny. It let you know that many of the kids had no idea what was happening in the kitchen. My son wanted to write the recipe for his fav, Hershey Bar Pound Cake. His account went like this: “First, you put all but one Hershey bar in the bowl…” I wonder what happened to that reserved Hershey bar!

Here’s the real recipe:

Hershey Bar Pound Cake

8 1 ounce Hershey bars (or 1 large bar)
2 ½ cups flour
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
2 sticks butter
¼ tsp. salt
½ tsp. soda
1 cup pecans (optional, I usually don’t add pecans)

Grease and flour bundt or tube cake pan
Cream butter and sugar
Add eggs one at a time
Sift dry ingredients
Alternately add dry ingredients and buttermilk to creamed mixture
Add Hershey bars (which have been melted in the microwave 1 minute)
Bake in a tube pan or bundt pan at 300 for 70 minutes
I usually ice with chocolate fudge icing, but a chocolate glaze or no icing would be fine.

Fast Fudge Frosting

1 lb. package powdered sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
¼ tsp. salt
1/3 cup boiling water
1/3 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine sugar, cocoa, and salt.  Add water and butter; blend.  Add vanilla.

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