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HERSHEY'S Deep Dark Chocolate Cake

Serve this deep dark chocolate cake as a birthday cake for your favorite dark chocolate lover or as a treat for a special occasion. HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa adds a rich elegance to this dark chocolate cake recipe with buttercream frosting.

Ingredients & Directions

Yields:
1 cake
Prep:
15 Min.
Bake:
30 Min.
Total:

BAKE MODE:

Prevent your screen from going dark while you bake.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup
    HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
  • 2 cups
    sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsps
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 2 tsps
    vanilla extract
  • 1 cup
    milk
  • 1 cup
    boiling water
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 3/4 cups
    all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsps
    baking powder
  • 1/2 cup
    vegetable oil
READY TO MAKE THIS?

Make our One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting to complete the recipe as shown in the image.

You'll Need 
13x9x2-Inch Baking Pan
Oven
Mixing Bowl
Mixer
Measuring Cups
Rubber Scraper
Wire Rack

Directions

Additional questions?