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Back-of-the-Box Hershey's Chocolate Cake

Back-of-the-Box Hershey's Chocolate Cake: Best Homemade Delight

A rich super moist chocolate cake with a chocolate buttercream frosting. This is the best cake in the world!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices
Calories 655 kcal

Equipment

  • 9-inch round cake pans
  • Electric Mixer
  • mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.75 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 0.5 cups vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water

Frosting

  • 0.75 cups unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 5.33 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1.5 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 0.67 cups milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
  • Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
  • Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla; mix for 3 minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in boiling water by hand.
  • Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely.
  • While cakes cool, make frosting: Cream butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in confectioners' sugar and cocoa alternately with milk and vanilla. Beat to a smooth spreading consistency.
  • Split the layers of the cooled cake horizontally, cover the top of each layer with frosting, then stack them onto a serving plate.
  • Frost the outside of the cake with remaining frosting.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 655kcalCarbohydrates: 111gProtein: 7gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 524mgPotassium: 334mgFiber: 6gSugar: 88gCalcium: 106mgIron: 3mg
Keyword baking, chocolate cake, chocolate dessert, Hershey's cake, Homemade Cake, rich cake
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