Hershey’s “perfectly chocolate” Chocolate Cake

Our favorite homemade chocolate cake recipe:
Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup 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

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
Find the original recipe Here.

Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Our Tips:

• When baking, make sure all of your ingredients are at room temperature before you begin

• Substitute butter milk for the regular milk for an extra moist cake! (If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, you can use milk and vinegar substitution)