Homemade Chocolate Cake

Name: Homemade Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10-12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: FOR THE CAKE; 2 c sugar; 1 3/4 c all-purpose flour; 3/4 c cocoa; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 2 eggs; 1 c milk; 1/2 c vegetable oil; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 c boiling water; 4 c chocolate frosting; FOR THE FROSTING; 1 stick butter; 2/3 c cocoa; 3 c powdered sugar; 1/3 c milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract

By Amy Herald
@Meave

My daughter wanted a chocolate cake for her 14th Birthday. I was going to buy a mix, but then my Mom told me about this recipe from Hershey she found. It makes a very rich and moist chocolate cake and the frosting comes out just perfect!

Rating:

★★★★★ 6 votes5

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Serves:

10-12

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

35 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

FOR THE CAKE
2 c

sugar
1 3/4 c

all-purpose flour
3/4 c

cocoa
1 1/2 tsp

baking powder
1 1/2 tsp

baking soda
1 tsp

salt
2

eggs
1 c

milk
1/2 c

vegetable oil
2 tsp

vanilla extract
1 c

boiling water
4 c

chocolate frosting
FOR THE FROSTING
1 stick

butter
2/3 c

cocoa
3 c

powdered sugar
1/3 c

milk
1 tsp

vanilla extract
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How to Make Homemade Chocolate Cake

Step-by-Step

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with chocolate frosting.
FOR THE FROSTING
Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.
For a 13x9x2-inch baking pan, bake 34-40 min. minutes.
For a 3 layer cake using 8-inch round pans, bake 30 to 35
For cup cakes, bake 22 to 25 minutes.