Chocolate Cake Recipe for Peanut/ Tree Nut Allergy Safety

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a tropical flavor and is dairy-free.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener with a unique flavor.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Grease and flour either two 8-inch pans or three 6-inch pans.

In a mixer, combine 2 cups of sugar, 1 and 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour, and 3/4 cup of Hershey's cocoa powder.

Add 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda to the dry ingredients.

Mix the dry ingredients thoroughly.

In a separate bowl, crack 2 eggs and add them one at a time to avoid eggshells.

Add 1 cup of room temperature milk gradually to the mixer to avoid splashback.

Incorporate 1/2 cup of vegetable oil and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract into the mixture.

Boil 1 cup of water on the stove.

Carefully add the boiling water to the cake mix, stirring until well combined.

Scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure all ingredients are mixed in.

Divide the batter into the prepared cake pans.

Cover any leftover batter with plastic wrap.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, checking for doneness.

Once baked, allow the cakes to cool completely before cutting them.

Trim the tops of the cakes to level them if necessary.

Prepare a chocolate simple syrup by mixing equal parts water and sugar, then adding Hershey's Chocolate Syrup to taste.

Make chocolate buttercream using butter, powdered sugar, Hershey's Chocolate Syrup, and Hershey's cocoa powder until desired chocolate flavor is reached.

Decorate the cooled cake with the chocolate buttercream and any additional decorations, using Satin Ice fondant if desired.

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