Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Hershey's "Especially Dark" Chocolate Cake

Ok, you are going to thank me for this one! YUM YUM YUM! It is the best chocolate cake I have ever had! So much better than a cake mix!

2 cups sugar
1- 3/4 all purpose flour (i used cake flour)
3/4 Hershey's special dark Cocoa powder
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
1tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil ( i used canola oil)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9 inch round pans.
Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda, and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla, beat on medium speed of mixer for 2 mins. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 30 mins or until pick comes out clean. Cool 10mins before removing from pans.

Frost with chocolate frosting:

1/2 cup butter
2/3 Hershey's special dark cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 milk
1 tsp vanilla

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistencey. Add small amount of milk if needed. Stir in Vanilla. Then frost that cake!

Enjoy with a tall glass of cold milk.