HERSHEY'S EXTREME CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

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Provided by á-31244

Number Of Ingredients 18

CAKE:
2 cups white sugar
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
FROSTING:
3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
5 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
2/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • CAKE: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans. In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla Mix for 3 minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in the boiling water by hand. Pour evenly into the two prepared pans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely. FROSTING: Cream butter until light and fluffy. Stir in cocoa and confectioners' sugar alternately with the milk and vanilla. Beat to a spreading consistency. TO FROST: Split the layers of cooled cake horizontally. Cover the top of each layer with frosting, then stack them onto a serving plate. Frost the outside of the cake.

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