Hersheys Chocolate Scratch Cake Food

HERSHEY'S "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line two 8 inch round baking pans with parchment paper and then spray lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
• Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
• Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla and mix until well combined.
• Stir in boiling water (or hot coffee). Batter will be thin, but that's okay! Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE SCRATCH CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9x13 pan.
• Beat the butter and sugar until smooth. Add the eggs and cocoa.
• On low, beat in the remaining ingredients.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool and frost.
• To prepare frosting: Beat together butter and cocoa until blended. Mix in the powdered sugar and milk until a good spreading consistency is reached. Add the vanilla. Spread on cake.

HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH FROSTING

Steps:

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

BEST EVER HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• mix together first 6 ingredients.
• add 7-10 next.
• beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• stir in boiling water (batter will be very thin).
• grease and flour a 9x13 pan and pour batter in.
• cook for at least 30 minutes or more until the wooden pick pulls out clean.

EXTREME CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans.
• Use the first set of ingredients to make the cake. In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the 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 in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely.
• To make the frosting, use the second set of ingredients. Cream butter until light and fluffy. Stir in the cocoa and confectioners' sugar alternately with the milk and vanilla. Beat to a spreading consistency.
• 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.

HERSHEY'S "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees, 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 30-35 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.
• "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting.
• 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. Makes about 2 cups frosting.
• Cake Variations:.
• One-Pan cake: Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35-40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.
• Three Layer Cake: Grease and flour three 8-inch round baking pans. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost.
• Bundt Cake: Grease and flour 12-cup bundt pan. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 50-55 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 degrees. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost. Makes about 30 cupcakes.