hershey's chocolate cake

(3 ratings)
Recipe by
Valerie Johnson
Smyrna, GA

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.

(3 ratings)
yield 10 -12
prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For hershey's chocolate cake

  • CAKE
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 3/4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 3/4 c
    hershey's 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
  • FROSTING
  • 1 stick
    butter or margarine
  • 2/3 c
    hershey's cocoa
  • 3 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1/3 c
    milk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract

How To Make hershey's chocolate cake

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350 degrees and flour two 9 inch round baking pans
  • 2
    Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
  • 3
    Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, beat on medium speed of mixer two minutes
  • 4
    Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour into prepared pans.
  • 5
    Bake 30 - 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • 6
    Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
  • 7
    FROSTING
  • 8
    Melt butter then stir in cocoa.
  • 9
    Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beat to spreading consistently. Add small amount of milk if necessary.
  • 10
    Stir in vanilla. Makes about 2 cups frosting.

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