Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Cake with Frosting

By WheretheMagicHappens

This is a very good chocolate cake. Recipe from Hershey Kitchens.com.

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1 3/4 cups Flour
• 3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa Powder
• 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 Eggs
• 1 cup Milk
• 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter, melted
• 2 tsp Vanilla
• 1 cup Boiling Water
• Frosting:
• 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
• 2/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa Powder
• 3 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1/3 cup Milk
• 1 tsp Vanilla

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:
Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Butter and flour 2 9-inch round baking pans.

Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.

Add eggs, milk, butter and vanilla; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.

Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour into prepared pans.

Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.

Cool completely.

Frosting:
Melt Butter then stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount of additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla.

Spread onto cooled cake.

Variations:
9x13 pan: Butter and flour 9x13 baking pan. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Cool completely and frost.

Bundt Cake: Butter and flour 12-cup bundt pan. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50-55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely and frost.

Cupcakes: Line muffin cups with baking cups. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 20-22 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.