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Hershey's Deep Dark Chocolate Cake

March 16 2008 at 2:16 PM
Sandy in MI 


Response to DESSERTS--Cakes, frostings, cookies, pies, candy, puddings, etc.

This used to be on the back of the Hershey's cocoa can.

Deep Dark Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:
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 oil
2 tp vanilla
1 c boiling water

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

2. 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 electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.

3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely, frost.

This is my sister's favorite cake and when I make it for her I split them so there are four layers and use this creamy vanilla frosting:

Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients:
1/4 lb. softened margarine
1/2 c butter flavor crisco (I know, I know, but we love this frosting)
1 c sugar
3/4 c evap. milk
1 tbsp vanilla
Directions:
Put all ingredients together and beat with electric mixer 8-10 minutes until light and creamy.

 
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