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Hershey Chocolate Cake or Cupcakes

Chocolate cake made in one bowl like Grandma. This recipe is adopted from the Hersey website is tried and true, perfectly moist and chocolatey rich. Top with any of your favourite icings: chocolate, vanilla or my kids love a little Oreo crumb buttercream. Make it in 2 8 inch round cake pans or 24 cupcakes.

Ingredients

dry ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup cocoa
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 1½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt

liquid ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ⅓ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup boiling water

Chocolate Icing

  • ½ cup unsalted butter melted
  • ⅔ cup cocoa powder sifted
  • 3 cups icing sugar
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • pinch salt

Instructions

Cake Instructions:

  • Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Grease 2-8 inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper or line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups.
  • In the bowl of your mixer combine all dry ingredients and whisk until no lumps remain.
  • Add in liquid ingredients with the exception of the boiling water and beat on medium until combined, approximately 2 minutes.
  • Stir in boiling water until combined. The batter will be thin. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  • Bake cupcakes for 20-25 minutes or cakes for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and then remove to fully cool on wire racks.
  • Prepare and frost cakes as desired.

Optional Chocolate Icing:

  • Place melted butter in the bowl of your mixer and sift in the cocoa powder.
  • Mix on medium until combined and alternate icing sugar and milk with vanilla until perfect spreading consistency. Blend in a pinch of salt. Add additional milk if needed.