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Chocolate Gobs

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A recipe from my aunt for a Pennsylvanian treat. It’s like a whoopie pie with filling that tastes like whipped cream.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • ½ cups Shortening
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ½ cups Milk
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 whole Egg
  • 1-½ cup Flour
  • ½ cups Cocoa
  • ½ cups Hot Coffee
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • _____
  • FOR THE FILLING:
  • 4 Tablespoons Scant Cake Flour
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Shortening
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla

Preparation

To make the cake part of the gobs, cream together the shortening and sugar. Add in milk, then slowly add each consecutive item until all items are mixed. Pipe about 1-tablespoon-sized circles onto parchment paper and bake at 350 degrees for about 8 minutes (or until done).

For the filling, mix cake flour and milk on the stove on medium heat, stirring constantly until thick and boiling. Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm. In the mixer, cream sugar and shortening until fluffy. Beat in the lukewarm custard. Add vanilla and beat at high speed until very fluffy and light. You will see a noticeable difference in the consistency. Pipe between two gobs and enjoy!

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keiraleira on 11.21.2010

This is my grandmother’s recipe! Wow, talk about a Western Pennsylvania flashback! And man are they good…. yummmmmmmmmm.

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SawHoarse on 10.4.2010

I never attempted gobs before because I thought they would be time consuming. Not so! Very easy, came together quickly and are delicious. I love the cakes; I will use this recipe for other soft, cake-like chocolate cookies. I don’t recommend trying to sub. butter for shortening, especially in the filling. I did and the filling is good and buttery, but traditional gob filling doesn’t have that buttercream taste. Next time I’ll be sure to use Crisco!

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