HERSHEY’S ”PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE” Chocolate Cake

Name: HERSHEY'S "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake | Recipes
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa; 1-1/2 tsps baking powder; 1-1/2 tsps baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 2 eggs; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 2 tsps vanilla extract; 1 cup boiling water

Details

Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Skill Level: Beginner
Yields: 1 cake

Baking a homemade chocolate cake from scratch is easier than you think. And when you're baking a HERSHEY'S chocolate cake, it's more satisfying, too.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Bake Time: 30 minutes
Cool Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups

sugar
1-3/4 cups

all-purpose flour
3/4 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1-1/2 tsps

baking powder
1-1/2 tsps

baking soda
1 tsp

salt
2

eggs
1 cup

milk
1/2 cup

vegetable oil
2 tsps

vanilla extract
1 cup

boiling water

Add a garnish

Make our "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting to complete the recipe as shown in the image.

Step-By-Step-Directions

Equipment Needed 

9-INCH ROUND BAKING PANS

MEASURING CUPS

MIXING BOWL

MIXER

OVEN

WIRE RACK

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.

Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting.

Variations:

One Pan Cake: Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350° F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.

Three Layer Cake: Grease and flour three 8-inch round baking pans. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost.

Bundt Cake: Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost.

Cupcakes: Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. Heat oven to 350°F. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost. About 30 cupcakes.

Additional questions?

Contact Customer Service

HERSHEY’S ”PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE” Chocolate Cake

Details