14 February, 2021
Hershey’s Deep, Dark Chocolate Cake
Hershey's Deep, Dark Chocolate Cake
Servings: 12 People
Calories: 483kcal
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 3/4 c Flour
- 2 c Sugar
- 3/4 c HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
- 1 1/2 tsp Soda
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 Eggs
- 1 c Buttermilk
- 1/2 c Oil
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 1 c Coffee boiling
One Bowl Buttercream Frosting
- 6 Tbsp Butter softened
- 2 2/3 c Powdered Sugar
- 1/2 c Hershey's Cocoa
- 1/3 c Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
Cake
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
- Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling coffee (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. (Cake may be left in rectangular pan, if desired.)
- Frost with ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
One Bowl Buttercream Frosting
- Beat butter in medium bowl. Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk, beating to spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed). Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 483kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 335mg | Potassium: 216mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 61g | Vitamin A: 259IU | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 2mg
2 thoughts
This is the best ever recipe for chocolate cake!
I’ve made this cake for years for all my kids’ and grandkids’ birthdays. They prefer peanut butter frosting so that’s what I make.