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Hershey's Chocolate Cake With Frosting

This easy hershey's chocolate cake with frosting recipe is packed with incredible flavor and simple to prepare. Perfect for family meals or special occasions!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • FOR THE CAKE
  • cups sugar
  • /4 cups all-purpose flour
  • /4 cup cocoa
  • /2 teaspoons baking powder
  • /2 teaspoons baking soda
  • teaspoon salt
  • eggs
  • cup milk
  • /2 cup vegetable oil
  • teaspoons vanilla extract
  • cup boiling water
  • FOR THE FROSTING
  • 2 cup butter or
  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • /3 cup cocoa
  • cups powdered sugar
  • /3 cup milk
  • teaspoon vanilla extract

Method
 

  1. CAKE DIRECTIONS: Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl.
  3. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla.
  4. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
  5. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin).
  6. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9" round pans.
  7. Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  8. Cool 10 minutes, then remove to wire racks and cool completely.
  9. Frost with "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting.
  10. This also makes about 30 cupcakes.
  11. FROSTING DIRECTIONS: Melt butter.
  12. Stir in cocoa.
  13. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating on medium speed to spreading consistency.
  14. Add more milk, if needed.
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