Hershey's (Perfectly Chocolate) Chocolate Cake
Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake recipe is a super moist creation with a sweet rich chocolate flavor, tender crumb, and a fluffy picturesque presentation.
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup Hershey’s cocoa
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
- ½ cup butter (1 stick)
- ⅔ cups Hershey’s cocoa
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 8oz block of cream cheese
Instructions
Chocolate Cake
- Pre-heat your oven to 350°F
- Add all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl (Sugar, all purpose flour, Hershey's cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt)
- Next, add the wet ingredients to the mix (eggs, milk, oil, vanilla, and water)
- Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water. (Batter will be thin)
- Pour the batter into two 9-inch pans greased with Baker's Joy cooking spray and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until cake tester stick or a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let your cake cool for 10 minutes, then transfer from the pans to wire racks.
- Allow them to cool completely, then Frost with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
- Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
- Melt your butter.
- Stir in cocoa, then alternately add powder sugar and milk, beating to spread consistency.
- Add a small amount of milk, if needed.
- Stir in vanilla, add cream cheese, then blend with a mixer until all ingredients are blended well. This should make about 2 cups of frosting.
