hoho cake

How To Make hoho cake

• Step 1
  Spray a large jelly roll pan with non stick cooking spray, & Line with parchment paper, making sure all sides are covered. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Step 2
  In a large bowl, sift together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, & salt.
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  Step 3
  In a separate bowl, add eggs, milk, applesauce, & vanilla extract. Mix well on low speed for 2 minutes. Add dry ingredients and mix well on low speed until all ingredients are blended and batter is smooth. Slowly add in boiling water & mix until batter thinned.
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  Step 4
  Pour batter into prepared jelly roll pan and bake @ 350 degrees for 30-25 minutes or until cake tester (or wooden toothpick)inserted in middle comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.
• Step 5
  In the meantime, make the filling. In a medium sauce pan add milk & whisk in flour. Cook on low heat, stirring constantly until mixture is thick. Remove from heat & allow to cool completely. (I put in refrigerator). Cream together powdered sugar, crisco, & butter. Add to cooled flour mixture mix until well blended about 2 minuted on low speed. (For cake pictured, I used chocolate icing to make a triple chocolate HoHo cake per my daughter's request.)
• Step 6
  When cake has cooled completely, spread cream filling on cake. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Gently peel back parchment paper from sides of cake. Then, gently roll into a jelly roll form, slowly & gently removing parchment paper as you roll.
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  Step 7
  Prepare cake icing. Melt butter, stir in cocoa powder. Add vanilla extract to milk & set aside. Add one cup at a time to cocoa mixture with some milk mixture (about 1/3 of half cup at a time). Mixing on high speed, continue until all powdered sugar & milk/vanilla has been added in and mixed well. Spread evenly all over cake. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Step 8
  If you would like to add the chocolate coating over the icing, just add a little bit (approximately 1/8 cup) of ice water to your chocolate icing and pour over cake. Icing will harden a lil like the candied chocolate of a hoho.
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