My boss makes the best chocolate cake in the world. He loves to bake, but we don’t let him make anything but this chocolate cake when we have pot lucks or birthday parties.
Is it a secret family recipe?
Nope.
It is actually the “Perfectly Chocolate” chocolate cake recipe that’s on the Hershey’s Cocoa container. For reals. The only thing that he does differently is that he adds hot coffee instead of the hot water the recipe calls for. It’s AMAZING!!
My sister has been hearing me talk about this cake for a long time so I decided to make it for her. She loved it and my mom wants me to make it again for a birthday lunch at her work. The coffee really does make a difference. I totally recommend subbing the hot water with coffee.
HERSHEY’S “PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE” CHOCOLATE CAKE Recipe – 10 to 12 servings (recipe as it appears on the Hershey’s container and website):
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water (I use hot coffee instead)
- “PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE” CHOCOLATE FROSTING (recipe follows)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 cups sugar
Directions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
- 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.
- 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.
“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.
