'Perfectly Chocolate' Chocolate Cake and Frosting

This is based on a recipe from the Hershey's Cocoa box and it's a great chocolate cake recipe! This is "health food" because cocoa contains antioxidants! :)

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Name: 'Perfectly Chocolate' Chocolate Cake and Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups Sugar; 1 3/4 cups All purpose flour; 3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa; 1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda; 1 teaspoon Salt; 2 large Eggs; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup Vegetable oil; 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract; 1 cup hot coffee Freshly brewed; 1 stick Butter or margarine unsalted recommended; 2/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa; 3 cups Powdered sugar; 1/3 cup milk; 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

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INGREDIENTS

2 cups Sugar
1 3/4 cups All purpose flour
3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
2 large Eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup Vegetable oil
2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 cup hot coffee ; Freshly brewed
1 stick Butter or margarine ; unsalted recommended
2/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa
3 cups Powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

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INSTRUCTIONS

Cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray two 9 inch round baking pans with non stick cooking spray. Combine first 6 dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in the hot coffee and mix well with a spoon (batter will be thin). Pour batter into pans and bake for 30-35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes and then remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting:

Melt the butter and stir in the cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating on medium speed to spreading consistancy. Add more milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla.

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'Perfectly Chocolate' Chocolate Cake and Frosting

2 cups Sugar
1 3/4 cups All purpose flour
3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
2 large Eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup Vegetable oil
2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 cup hot coffee Freshly brewed
1 stick Butter or margarine unsalted recommended
2/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa
3 cups Powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray two 9 inch round baking pans with non stick cooking spray.  Combine first 6 dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.  Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.  Stir in the hot coffee and mix well with a spoon (batter will be thin).  Pour batter into pans and bake for 30-35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Cool 10 minutes and then remove from pans to wire racks.  Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting:
Melt the butter and stir in the cocoa.  Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating on medium speed to spreading consistancy.  Add more milk, if needed.  Stir in vanilla.

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Chocolate cake ( i used this recipe only i made it with peanut butter frosting the 2nd time around)
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mylesjenkinson

Valentine's Day cake using frosting from recipe. Absolutely perfect!!!
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Nutrition

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (234g)
Recipe Makes: 10 Servings

Calories: 561
Calories from Fat: 210 (37%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 23.4g	31 %
	Saturated Fat 7.5g	37 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 8.5g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 111.5mg		34 %
Sodium 10390.3mg		358 %
Potassium 115.7mg		3 %
Total Carbohydrate 78.2g		23 %
	Dietary Fiber 7g	28 %
	Sugars, other 71.2g
Protein 12.3g		18 %
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REVIEWS

VictoriaBaird

The best dense chocolate cake!

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fobers

This chocolate cake is delicious and a big favorite in our house!

lunamelody

Yum am delicious but my cake crumbled what am I doing wrong!?

Kim-a

I followed the recipe exactly and it was delicious!!! I’ve made it as a cake and also cupcakes several times and always get asked for the recipe!!

brettnleosmom

For as decadent as this cake tastes, it seems as though it'd be much more difficult to make than it truly is. Fantastic recipe!

jaredutah

This is my go to recipe for chocolate cake. It always comes out perfect and tastes great.

Njoycookn101

Rich chocolate cake.

dolivares333

This cake was delicious and moist. The frosting is equally good! Very rich, make sure you have milk or some vanilla ice cream with it!

ladyhoffman

I substituted hot cocoa for the coffee, and loved it! Very moist. Both layers stuck to the pans, so it was not pretty, but still delicious! Will be making again.