Hersheys Light Chocolate Cake Food

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.

LIGHTER HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350*.
• Grease and flour two 9" round (or square!) pans.
• Mix the Splenda through the salt ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Add in the egg and egg whites, vanilla, soymilk, 1/2 cup water, and applesauce; mix well until all ingredients are well blended.
• Pour in boiling water and stir.
• Pour batter into pans.
• Bake for about 30 minutes, checking five minutes before done, just in case :) Make sure a fork comes out clean when inserted into cake.
• Cool 10 minutes in the pans, then remove to cool completely.
• Frost if desired, but I find this nice enough just by itself!
• Hope you enjoy :).

HERSHEY'S LIGHT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Grease 2 8" round cake pans.
• In a bowl stir in flour, cocoa and baking soda.
• In a saucepan heat corn oil and stir in sugar until melted.
• Remove from heat.
• Add milk, white vinegar and vanilla extract to mix in saucepan and stir.
• Add the dry ingredients then whisk till blended.
• Pour evenly into cake pans.
• Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool.
• Fill and frost top.
• Refrigerate.

HERSHEY'S MILK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F Grease 10" tube pan or 2 loaf pans.
• Melt chocolate at 50% power for 2 minutes in microwave, then stir every 30 seconds (at 50% power) until melted.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each egg.
• Beat in melted chocolate and vanilla.
• In small bowl, sift together the flower, baking powder, & salt.
• In separate small bowl, stir buttermilk and baking soda together.
• Add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternately in thirds; avoid overmixing.
• When batter is smooth, add pecans.
• Bake until toothpick comes out clean, aobut 1 hour 45 mins for tube pan, about 1 hour 10 minutes for loaf pans.
• Cool 10 minutes on rack in pan, then turn out cake to rack and cool completely.
• Needs no frosting!

HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE SYRUP CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Cream butter and sugar in a medium bowl with a portable mixer or a stand mixer.
• Add eggs one at a time till incorporated.
• Add syrup and vanilla.
• Turn off mixer and stir in the flour and baking powder by hand (it's less messy this way -- )
• Pour batter into a lightly greased and floured 9 inch springform pan and bake for one hour and 15 minutes.
• Let cool and release cake from pan. Enjoy!
• Note: I always go for less time (one hour) for an extra-moist cake, but it's still good if you go for the full hour and 15. This can also be made in 2 8in. cake pans if you want a layer cake, but definitely decrease the baking time.