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HERSHEY'S Especially Dark Chocolate Cake Recipe
Details
- Time
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yields
- 10 servings
At Hershey, we love chocolate! Try this simple recipe and get lost in the rich taste of HERSHEY'S Especially Dark Chocolate Cake.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 30 minutes
- Bake Time
- 35 minutes
- Cool Time
- 10 minutes
BAKE MODE:
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Ingredients
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2 cupsgranulated sugar (500 mL)
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1 3/4 cupsall-purpose flour (approx.) (425 mL)
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3/4 cupHERSHEY'S Cocoa (175 mL)
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1 1/2 tspsbaking powder (7 mL)
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1 1/2 tspsbaking soda (7 mL)
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1 tspsalt (5 mL)
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2eggs
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1 cupmilk (250 mL)
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1/2 cupvegetable oil (125 mL)
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2 tspsvanilla extract (10 mL)
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1 cupboiling water (250 mL)
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Frosting (recipe follows)
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1/2 cupbutter or margarine (125 mL)
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2/3 cupHERSHEY'S Cocoa (150 mL)
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3 cupsicing sugar (750 mL)
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1/3 cupmilk (75 mL)
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1 tspvanilla extract (5 mL)
Directions
Equipment Needed
Oven & Stovetop
(2) 9-inch Round Baking Pans
Muffin Tin
Mixing Bowl
Mixer
Wire Rack
Saucepan
1
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch (1.5 L) round baking pans.
2
Stir sugar with flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer, on medium speed, for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Divide the batter evenly between prepared pans.
3
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean. Place on a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans to a rack and cool completely.
Frosting: Melt butter and stir in cocoa. Alternately add icing sugar and milk until smooth. Add additional milk, a bit at a time, until a spreadable consistency is reached; stir in vanilla. Frost cooled cake.
