Hershey's Chocolate Cake Recipe
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Hershey's Chocolate Cake Recipe
Description
This chocolate cake uses Special Dark cocoa powder to provide a robust chocolate base matched with muscovado sugar and all-purpose flour. Baking powder and baking soda provide rising power. Eggs, milk (or buttermilk), vegetable oil, and vanilla add moisture and richness. The mixing method includes beating wet and dry ingredients and integrating boiling water with instant coffee crystals, which deepens the chocolate notes and thins the batter for a light texture.
The batter is poured into greased and floured round cake pans and baked at 350°F until a toothpick confirms doneness. Cooling on wire racks ensures the cake sets properly before frosting or serving. This cake forms a traditional base suitable for chocolate frosting or using as a layer cake.
Pairing this cake with chocolate frosting enriches the flavor. The recipe is suited for standard cake pans to produce classic round layers typical of Hershey's chocolate cakes.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder Special Dark Cocoa Powder is a great choice, Hershey's brand
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup milk buttermilk can also be used
- 2 egg
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup water boiling
- 1 erving instant coffee crystals optional, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9" round cake pans.
- In a large mixing bowl combine sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix well to combine.
- Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla to mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for two minutes.
- Carefully add instant coffee to boiling water and stir. Then carefully pour and stir in boiling water into cake ingredients. Mix until combined. The batter will be quite thin.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pans.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the top starts to spring back when gently touched.
- Cool for 10 minutes then remove from pans and allow to cool completely on wire cooling racks.
Notes
- This cake pairs well with a chocolate frosting to complement its deep cocoa flavor.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 226 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 226kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 272mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 144mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 25IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 45mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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