"perfectly chocolate" chocolate cake

Name: "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 3/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 3/4 cup(s) hershey's cocoa; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 - eggs; 1 cup(s) milk; 1/2 cup(s) vegetable oil; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 cup(s) boiling water; ## "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING; 1 stick(s) butter or margarine; 2/3 cup(s) cocoa; 3 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1/3 cup(s) milk; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla

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Sherri Greer

Smithsburg, MD

Updated on Oct 26, 2011

This is the best chocolate cake I've ever had and my Mom has been making this since I was just a baby, it's the first cake I made when I was a kid and it's always my go-to cake. Just can't beat this homemade flavor and texture!!

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 30 Min

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yield 10-12 serving(s)

Ingredients

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
"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING
1 stick butter or margarine
2/3 cup cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make "perfectly chocolate" chocolate cake

Step 1

HEAT oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans (or spray with baking spray)

Step 2

COMBINE dry ingredients in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat 2 min. on medium speed. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour into pans
Step 3

BAKE 30-35 min. Cool 10 min; remove to wire racks. Cool. Frost. If using a 13x9-inch pan bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 min.
Step 4

FOR THE FROSTING: Melt butter, stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add more milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla
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