Hershey's Chocolate Cake
This is the only chocolate cake recipe that you will ever need! I promise you. It makes the most moist and chocolatey cakes of all sizes and cupcakes. Decorate the Hershey's Chocolate Cake with my favorite frosting Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting recipe.
Servings: 8 to 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups (401.73g) sugar
- 1¾ cups (219.02g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (113.74g) Hershey's cocoa, 100% cacao
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 1½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (244.87g/8 fl oz) whole milk
- ½ cup (113.56g/4 fl oz) canola oil
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup (236.59/8 fl oz) boiling water
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Trace a 9-inch (22.86-cm) round baking pan on parchment paper, fold the paper to cut out two 9-inch (22.86-cm) circles. Grease the pans with cooking spray and place the parchment circles in the bottom of the pans.
- In a stand mixer bowl or large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; mix to combine. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla extract; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula. Stir in boiling water. (The batter will be very thin).
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a cake tester comes in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes before removing from the pans. Then run a paring knife around the edge of the cake, remove from pans, and take off the parchment paper. Cool completely before frosting.
Notes
- Bundt Cake- Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Pour batter into the pan and bake for 50-60 minutes. Cool 15 minutes on a wire rack before removing from pan.
- Cupcakes- Line 30 muffin cups (2 1/2-inch diameter) with paper baking cups. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Pour the batter 2/3 cup full in each cup. Bake 22-25 minutes. Cool Completely before frosting.
- One Cake Pan- Grease and flour or grease and line with parchment paper. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Pour the batter into the pan and bake 35-40 minutes. Cool 15 minutes on a wire rack before removing from pan.