Hershey Bar Cake
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Hershey Bar Cake
Description
The Hershey Bar Cake relies on melting eight half-ounce Hershey's milk chocolate bars which are gradually mixed into creamed butter and sugar with eggs, giving the batter a smooth chocolate base. Alternating additions of buttermilk and flour, along with vanilla and salt, create a balanced structure and moisture. Chopped pecans coated lightly in flour help to keep nuts evenly distributed throughout, adding a crunchy contrast in the finished cake. Baking in a greased and floured Bundt pan at a moderate temperature for 90 minutes allows the cake to cook through without drying out, resulting in a rich texture and chocolate depth enhanced by the pecans.
This cake can be served sliced as a dessert or with coffee. The pecans add a nutty flavor that complements the smooth chocolate. It can be dressed up with a dusting of powdered sugar or a simple glaze if desired.
The recipe notes mention that pecans can be substituted with almonds or walnuts depending on preference. Coating nuts with flour before mixing them in is important to prevent them from sinking toward the bottom during baking.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened + extra for Bundt pan
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 egg
- 8 .55-ounce milk chocolate bar Hershey's brand
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
- Cream the butter and sugar. Add eggs, beating after each addition.
- Melt the Hershey bars. Add a little melted chocolate to the egg mixture and beat. Continue to add chocolate and beat until it is all combined.
- Add the buttermilk and flour alternately. Stir in the vanilla, salt, and pecans. (I dust my pecans with a little flour to help keep them suspended throughout the cake, rather than sinking to the bottom.)
- Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and bake for 90 minutes.
Notes
- Coat pecans with a little flour to keep them suspended in the batter evenly.
- You may substitute pecans with an equal amount of chopped almonds or walnuts.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 682 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 682kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 77g | 26% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 38g | 58% |
| Saturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Cholesterol | 117mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 274mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 300mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 47g | 94% |
| Vitamin A | 715IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 72mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4.7mg | 26% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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