Hershey's Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
Chocolate lovers beware! This moist and decadent chocolate cake recipe will have you hooked!
Yield
10 servingsPrep
15 minCook
30 minReady
45 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¾ | cup |
butter
or margarine, 150 grams |
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 ⅔ | cup |
sugar
185 grams |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2 | cups |
unbleached all-purpose flour
240 grams |
|
| ⅔ | cup |
cocoa powder
80 grams |
|
| 1 ¼ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 ⅓ | cups |
water
312 grams |
|
| For the chocolate frosting | |||
| 12 | ounces |
chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
~ 2 cups, 340 grams |
*
|
| 2 | cups |
powdered sugar
200 grams |
|
| ⅔ | cup |
evaporated milk
167.5 grams |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | ml |
butter
or margarine, 150 grams |
|
| 3 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 394 | ml |
sugar
185 grams |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 473 | ml |
unbleached all-purpose flour
240 grams |
|
| 158 | ml |
cocoa powder
80 grams |
|
| 6.3 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 315 | ml |
water
312 grams |
|
| For the chocolate frosting: | |||
| 473 | ml |
chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
~ 2 cups, 340 grams |
*
|
| 473 | ml |
powdered sugar
200 grams |
|
| 158 | ml |
evaporated milk
167.5 grams |
|
Directions
FOR CAKE:
Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Grease and flour two 9 inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
In large mixer bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Beat on high speed 3 minutes.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in another large bowl.
Add alternately with water to butter mixture. Blend just until combined. Pour into prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or untill wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans.
Cool completely; frost.
Serves 8 to 10.
FROSTING:
In small microwave-safe bowl, place chocolate chips.
Microwave on high 1½ minutes; stir.
Microwave on high additional 30 seconds or til melted and smooth when stirred. (Chips may also be melted in pan over warm water).
Gradually add powdered sugar and evaporated milk, beating til smooth.
About 1½ cups frosting.
