Easy Chocolate Cake

Easy Chocolate Cake

Jim loves anything with chocolate in it. And he loves this chocolate cake so much that it's the only cake he's requested — and received — as his birthday cake for the past 20+ years or so. The recipe comes from Hershey's; the topping comes from Jim's addiction to Cool Whip. (*I have to adjust for high altitude, so I've included both, just in case.)

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Heath Bar Coffee Cake

Heath Bar Coffee Cake

I first made this coffee cake nearly 30 years ago, after wrangling the recipe out of one of my coworkers. It was back in the day when I worked in the mortgage industry ... before the real estate crash ... the crash of the '80s. (Now I feel old!) It's been a staple of workplace potlucks and family gatherings ever since.

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