Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake & Frosting

The recipes cake from the back of the Hershey's Cocoa (Natural Unsweetened) box. Yep!

Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" 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
• "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING (recipe follows)

Directions

1. 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
2. 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. 3 Bake 30 to 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. 10 to 12 servings.

"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.
Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting. 

This was the outcome of the cake I made using this recipe!

Apple Butter Spice Cake

Larry made Apple Butter Spice Cake this morning - one for the office and one for us to enjoy. It was a wonderful start to my day on a rainy, cool morning. Fall must be the perfect time for this cake because we posted it to the blog last November.

Apple Butter Spice Cake

1 cup packed light Brown Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
1/2 tsp Nutmeg, ground
1/2 cup Pecans, chopped
2 cups Flour (all-purpose)
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Butter, softened
1 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Apple Butter
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Bran Cereal, whole bran
1 cup Sour Cream
2 Egg(s), beaten
Pam or Crisco


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray Pam or grease one 9x13 pan.
2. Prepare the topping by mixing together the brown sugar, cinamon, nutmeg, and chopped pecans.
3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. Blend together butter and sugar; add eggs and beat well. Add apple butter, vanilla, and bran cereal.
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with sour cream; mix well with each addition.
5. Pour 1/2 batter into pan, sprinkle 1/2 the topping over top. Pour remaining batter and top with remaining topping.
6. Bake for 40 minutes.

Debbie

Apple Butter Spice Cake

1 cup packed light Brown Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
1/2 tsp Nutmeg, ground
1/2 cup Pecans, chopped
2 cups Flour (all-purpose)
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Butter, softened
1 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Apple Butter
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Bran Cereal, whole bran
1 cup Sour Cream - 16 oz
2 Egg(s), beaten
Pam, quick sprayCrisco, enough for pan


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or grease one 9x13 pan.
2. Prepare the topping by mixing together the brown sugar, cinamon, nutmeg, and chopped pecans.
3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. Blend together butter and sugar; add eggs and beat well. Add apple butter, vanilla, and bran cereal.
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with sour cream; mix well with each addition.
5. Pour 1/2 batter into pan, sprinkle 1/2 the topping over top. Pour remaining batter and top with remaining topping.
6. Bake for 40 minutes.


This is a great recipe to take and share.