hershey's chocolate cake
This weekend we hosted a mystery dinner party and I decided to make this chocolate cake for dessert. This is not a rich chocolate cake but it is good. If you're looking for simple, easy and chocolate - this will fit the bill. Original recipe is on the Hershey's cocoa container.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
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yield
10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- CAKE
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup hershey's cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 - eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- FROSTING
- 1 stick butter or margarine
- 2/3 cup hershey's cocoa
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How To Make hershey's chocolate cake
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Step 1Heat oven to 350 degrees and flour two 9 inch round baking pans
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Step 2Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
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Step 3Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, beat on medium speed of mixer two minutes
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Step 4Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour into prepared pans.
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Step 5Bake 30 - 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Step 6Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
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Step 7FROSTING
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Step 8Melt butter then stir in cocoa.
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Step 9Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beat to spreading consistently. Add small amount of milk if necessary.
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Step 10Stir in vanilla. Makes about 2 cups frosting.
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