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Chocolate Cake Recipe (Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Recipe)
This decadent, moist chocolate cake is so easy to make with one bowl and minimal ingredients!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 45 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Karina Carrel📖 cafedelites
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- pan
- bowl
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
CHOCOLATE CAKE
2
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) standard or 320°F (160°C) fan/convection.
3
Lightly grease 2x 9-inch (22cm) round cake pans with butter. Line base with parchment paper.
butter4 oz
4
Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. Whisk in sugar, then add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Whisk well to combine until lump free, about ⏱️ 30 seconds.
salt1 teaspoonlarge eggs2milk1 cupcup milk1/3
5
Pour boiling water into batter, mixing well. Cake batter is thin in consistency.
boiling water1 cup
6
Pour batter into cake pans and bake for ⏱️ 30-35 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
7
Let cool for ⏱️ 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely before frosting.
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CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
9
Melt butter, then whisk in cocoa powder. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency (add a small amount of additional milk, if needed). Stir in vanilla.
butter4 ozpowdered sugar (confectioners or icing sugar)3 cupsmilk1 cupcup milk1/3
Nutrition Facts
calories
514 kcal
fat Content
20 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
64 g
sodium Content
471 mg
protein Content
6 g
trans Fat Content
0.4 g
cholesterol Content
55 mg
carbohydrate Content
85 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
unsaturated Fat Content
11 g
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