I am just this desperate
to not be pregnant anymore.
There's a "Labor Cake" recipe that's been floating around on the pregnancy website I visit fairly often. I figured it couldn't hurt, and it sounded pretty good, even though I'm not a huge chocolate person.
So I made it.
Then I ate it. (no, not the whole thing)
Now I am twiddling my thumbs.
So here's the recipe in case anyone else needs it...
My husband didn't think it was funny that I told him the recipe called for "Eye of Newt." I think he's afraid to try a piece. He thinks I put castor oil in it. I thought about it, for maybe a second, but then I didn't want to mess with the recipe in case that would take away its effectiveness.
HERSHEY'S "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING(recipe follows)
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING. 10 to 12 servings.
VARIATIONS:
ONE-PAN CAKE: Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350° F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.
THREE LAYER CAKE: Grease and flour three 8-inch round baking pans. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost.
BUNDT CAKE: Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost.
CUPCAKES: Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. Heat oven to 350°F. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost. About 30 cupcakes.
"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.
There's a "Labor Cake" recipe that's been floating around on the pregnancy website I visit fairly often. I figured it couldn't hurt, and it sounded pretty good, even though I'm not a huge chocolate person.
So I made it.
Then I ate it. (no, not the whole thing)
Now I am twiddling my thumbs.
So here's the recipe in case anyone else needs it...
My husband didn't think it was funny that I told him the recipe called for "Eye of Newt." I think he's afraid to try a piece. He thinks I put castor oil in it. I thought about it, for maybe a second, but then I didn't want to mess with the recipe in case that would take away its effectiveness.
HERSHEY'S "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING(recipe follows)
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING. 10 to 12 servings.
VARIATIONS:
ONE-PAN CAKE: Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350° F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.
THREE LAYER CAKE: Grease and flour three 8-inch round baking pans. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost.
BUNDT CAKE: Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost.
CUPCAKES: Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. Heat oven to 350°F. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost. About 30 cupcakes.
"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.
posted by allison at 1:05 PM
11 Comments:
At 1:42 PM,
Nat said…
Wow.
At 4:25 PM,
b said…
can I make it even if I'm not pregnant?
At 5:06 PM,
alicia said…
HEY HEY! You can substitute hot coffee for the hot water for a DELICIOUS coffee cake! ;) Sorry it's getting rough. I've been sick the whole time with this one.
At 5:26 PM,
The Dances of the Wind said…
Yum....
The cake looks delicious and fabulous.... yum..perfectly moist (thats how i like it) , tempting and rich with chocolate...
I wud love to just dig in and finish it..
Yum..
But how is this also called a labor cake?DOes it give the baby a sugar high who decides that its time to come out? No idea :)
At 7:52 PM,
Anna said…
Ok. I have Chuck packing the car right now.
I will be on the road in about 5 minutes. But before I go I want you to know that the whole point of our road trip is the fact that I am packing up weapons and reserves to go to your house and clunk you on the head because you just dedicated a whole blog post to an flippin' choclate cake recipe. I mean, I knew it was bad... but not THAT bad. I am here for you. I am coming. Hold on tight.
I'll be bringing the non-alcoholic Vodka & tequila - yes - basically water but still- it's the thought that counts. And you can ACT drunk if you want when you drink it. What ever helps.
At 9:06 PM,
allison said…
Anna,
Don't try to tempt me with your firewater. I ain't working this time.
Unfortunately, I think the cake is all a scam presented by Hershey's Chocolate. They prey on the weaknesses of 9-month pregnant women in order to sell more cocoa.
I feel so duped. It took eating three pieces of the cake for me to come to this conclusion.
However, if I go into labor in the middle of the night or in the morning, well then, that's a different story.
At 9:00 AM,
Erin said…
Regardless of whether it works or not, I think it would just be worth it to eat that much chocalate! Maybe it's called labor cake because it's supposed to make being 9 months pregnant that much easier to get through until labor starts!! :)
Hang in there girl! Not much longer now!!
At 9:02 AM,
The Dances of the Wind said…
LOL Just wanting to check up on my pregnant friend.
You still pregnnant? LOL
:) Sorry didnt realize that you were so close to labor. Thanks for letting me know. I will check up on you every 2 hours. ( kiddin, obviously)
So ainsley would be the girl name, what is the guy name going to be? Does Avery know that she is going to get a baby sibling?I wonder......
At 4:25 PM,
Glaciermeow said…
Has it worked yet?
At 6:02 PM,
Kelly said…
Thought I would write you back over here ;)
And WOW! I hope you are in labor sooooooooon!! I can't believe how fast these pregnancies are now flying by!!
Ok, in the "nudist" one I use Pea Carrie Script (found here... http://kevinandamanda.com/scrapbook/fonts/fontsforpeas/index1.html )
in the Almost Famous one I used "Squealer" and then the Title is using the kit called "Rock 'n Roll" by Erica Hite at Scrapgirls.com ;)
Hope that helps ya out some!!
Now where can I see a belly pic?! :D
At 6:18 PM,
4texans said…
Well, the cake sure looks good and moist anyway!
There were a couple of pizza places in the Bay area that touted labor pizza, too. It was something about the pizza sauce...maybe it was the garlic. I tried it, but it didn't work...
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