Chocolate Cake Squares with Eggnog Sauce

Name: Chocolate Cake Squares with Eggnog Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 10 or more servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: CAKE:; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 c buttermilk or sour milk (3/4 c. milk and 1/4 c lemon juice); 3/4 c hershey's cocoa powder; 3/4 c boiling water; 1/4 c butter, softened; 1/4 c solid shortening-buttery crisco ,i use; 2 c granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 Tbsp vanilla-yes tablespoon; 1/8 tsp salt- that's a pinch; 1 3/4 c all purpose flour; EGGNOG SAUCE:; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 2 Tbsp cold water; 1 1/3 c milk; 1/4 c granulated sugar; 3 large egg yolks, beaten; 2 tsp brandy vanilla extract or bourbon vanilla extract; 2 or 3 dash(es) ground nutmeg

By Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter

I have had this recipe a long time from one of Hershey's Holiday Cookbooks or leaflets. My family enjoys this a lot- I especially love the eggnog sauce on top and even use the sauce on my apple and pumpkin pies and other desserts too!

Rating:

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Comments:

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Serves:

10 or more servings

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

CAKE:
1 1/2 tsp

baking soda
1 c

buttermilk or sour milk (3/4 c. milk and 1/4 c lemon juice)
3/4 c

hershey's cocoa powder
3/4 c

boiling water
1/4 c

butter, softened
1/4 c

solid shortening-buttery crisco ,i use
2 c

granulated sugar
2 large

eggs
1 Tbsp

vanilla-yes tablespoon
1/8 tsp

salt- that's a pinch
1 3/4 c

all purpose flour
EGGNOG SAUCE:
1 Tbsp

cornstarch
2 Tbsp

cold water
1 1/3 c

milk
1/4 c

granulated sugar
3 large

egg yolks, beaten
2 tsp

brandy vanilla extract or bourbon vanilla extract
2 or 3 dash(es)

ground nutmeg
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How to Make Chocolate Cake Squares with Eggnog Sauce

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350^ and spray a 13x9-inch cake pan, set aside.
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Stir baking soda into buttermilk in medium bowl; set aside.
Stir together cocoa and water until smooth; set aside.
Beat butter, shortening and sugar in a large mixer bowl until creamy; add eggs, vanilla and salt; beat well-
add buttermilk mixture alternately with flour to butter mixture, beating until blended.
Add cocoa mixture; blend throughly.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 40-45 minutes test at 35 minutes with toothpick .
Cool completely. Serve with Eggnog Sauce.
Eggnog Sauce:
Stir cornstarch and water in saucepan until smooth.
Add milk, sugar, and egg yolks, beat with whisk until well blended.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.
Remove from heat. Stir in extract. Cool completely.
Sprinkle nutmeg over top. Cover; refrigerate leftover sauce.