Do you ever have those days when you crave something sweet? It can't be any ole" sweet. It has to be something absolutely wonderful that is worth falling of the sugar wagon for! Today was one of those days for me. I'm sure it's all part of the raging female hormones that are afflicting my body! I made my favorite chocolate cake ever!
Of course I'm sharing the goodness.
Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Cake
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 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
Directions
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
2. 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.
3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean
My Frosting
1 1/2 cubes of butter
1- 8 ounce cream cheese
3 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
2 tsp of vanilla
Kahula- 1/4 cup or more
Mix ingredients until smooth and creamy. I don't soften my butter and cream cheese for very long.
Frost on cooled cake
ENJOY!
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This cake looks divine!
Posted by: Zita - Mlle Magpie | June 01, 2011 at 05:37 AM
Oh YUM! You have just put me in the mood for some of this..I think I will make it for tonight! Thanks! :D
Posted by: Julie Harward | May 16, 2011 at 01:02 PM
TWO CUPS of sugar??! Wow! But it looks divine. And that frosting ...!
Posted by: sarah | May 16, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Decadent! Is this the recipe on the powdered cocoa container. I looove this cake; it makes your soul sing! ;-D enJOY your splurge and you are so right, it must be worth every bite~
;-D
Posted by: Ellen | May 16, 2011 at 10:23 AM
Yesterday after church, we ate some lunch, and I immediately just got out all the ingredients for chocolate chip cookies because it was "one of those days" ... I lost track of how many I actually consumed!!! Your cake sounds heavenly!!!!
Posted by: Polly Wood | May 16, 2011 at 09:32 AM
The chocolate!!! The frosting!!! It's a good thing you don't live next door :~)
Posted by: Elaine | May 16, 2011 at 09:30 AM
Is that what it is? the raging hormones that makes me want chocolate all the time! I think this is the recipe that I follow for my chocolate cake from scratch. And it is the best ever!!! We have a market here called Trader Joes and they just began selling a box mix for chocolate cake made from all natural ingredients and it is the closest chocolate cake to made from scratch that I've ever tasted. Yum yum.
Posted by: kerrie | May 16, 2011 at 08:51 AM
LORRAINE!!!! A simple recipe is THE BEST...oh how I remember my mom's Devil's Food cake...BETTY CROCKER, from scratch...thank you for visiting me and if you want to be a party of the Paris party link, just let me know for SURE and I will put you on my list IMMEDIATELY! Have a magnificent day dearest one! Anita
Posted by: anita rivera | May 16, 2011 at 01:58 AM