I figured, what better place to look for a chocolate cake recipe than at HERSHEY’S? And I was right, this cake turned out really moist and chocolatey, just the way I like my chocolate cake!

The recipe called for 3 cups of powdered sugar for the frosting, but I used 2 1/2 cup instead because I didn’t want it too sweet.

Photos to follow shortly… For now, check out the banner above, that’s the chocolate cake, hee hee…

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup Hershey’s Cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
Chocolate Frosting

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium speed of mixerfor 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake 30 to 35 mins or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with Chocolate Frosting.

Yields one 9-inch cake.

Chocolate Frosting

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
2/3 cup Hershey’s Cocoa
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount of additional milk if needed. Stir in vanilla.

Yields about 2 cups of frosting.