Heatherly Duty
40
45 minutes
American
Dessert
1/2 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. oil
1 3/4 c. sugar
2
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. milk
2 c. chopped rhubarb
4 Tbsp. Wilbur Cocoa
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. semi sweet chocolate chips (Ghirardelli)
1 stick butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
3 - 4 c. 10x sugar
1 lb. Wilber dark chocolate wafers
1 tsp. Crisco
1/4 c. pink melting wafers
edible green glitter
In a large bowl, cream together butter, oil and sugar.
Add in eggs, vanilla and milk.
Then add the dry ingredients including: cocoa, flour, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon.
Stir in the rhubarb and chocolate chips.
Place entire mixture in a greased 9" x 13" pan and bake in a 325 degree oven for 40-45 minutes.
Allow cake to cool for at least half an hour.
Once cooled, crumble cake finely into mixing bowl.
Add 3/4 cup buttercream mixture and stir until a play dough consistency is formed.
Roll into uniform balls and refrigerate for 1 hour or until set.
Melt Wilber dark chocolate wafers with 1 teaspoon of Crisco.
Microwave in 20 second intervals until melted.
Dip cake balls into melted chocolate and place on wax paper.
Melt 1/4 cup pink wafers and drizzle over truffles; sprinkle with edible green glitter for an added "rhubarb" effect.
Store in sealed container at room temperature.
