Hershey's Chocolate Cake
User Reviews
4.4
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
35 mins
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Total Time
45 mins
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Servings
12
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Course
Cake
Hershey's Chocolate Cake
Description
This cake combines key ingredients such as sugar, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in the dry mix. Eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract are added before beating the mixture. Boiling water is stirred in last, thinning the batter for a lighter texture. Batter is poured into prepared pans and baked until a toothpick comes out clean.
The resulting cake is rich in chocolate flavor with a moist, tender crumb benefiting from the hot water which intensifies the cocoa. The recipe allows for baking in two 9-inch rounds, a 13x9-inch pan, three layers of 8-inch rounds, a 12-cup bundt pan, or even cupcakes, adjusting baking times accordingly.
Cooling times are given for proper handling and frosting application. The cake pairs well with homemade chocolate frosting or any preferred frosting choice. Variations in pan size and shape offer flexibility for different serving needs.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 egg
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract pure
- 1 cup water boiling
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
- In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat with a mixer on medium for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely before frosting with homemade chocolate frosting or your favorite frosting.
Notes
- For a 13x9-inch cake, bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes.
- For a three-layer 8-inch round cake, bake at 350°F for 30 to 35 minutes.
- For a 12-cup bundt cake, bake at 350°F for 50 to 55 minutes.
- For cupcakes, bake at 350°F for 22 to 25 minutes, filling cups two-thirds full.
- Cool cakes 10-15 minutes in pans before removing to wire racks to cool completely before frosting.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.4
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