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Hershey's Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake

Chocolate lovers beware! This moist and decadent cake will have you hooked!

Yields:8-10
Rating: ****
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation15 minutes
Cooking30 minutes
Ready In45 minutes
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Ingredients

3/4 cups butter or margarine
1 2/3 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour, all-purpose
2/3 cups cocoa powder
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cup water
2 cups chocolate chips semi-sweet, (12 oz)
2 cups sugar powdered
2/3 cups milk evaporated

Directions

FOR CAKE: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9 inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2 inch baking pan. In large mixer bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Beat on high speed 3 minutes. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add alternately with water to butter mixture. Blend just til combined. Pour into prepared pans.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or til wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely; frost.

Serves 8 to 10.

FROSTING: In small microwave-safe bowl, place chocolate chips. Microwave on high 1 1/2 minutes; stir. Microwave on high additional 30 seconds or til melted and smooth when stirred. (Chips may also be melted in pan over warm water). Gradually add powdered sugar and evaporated milk, beating til smooth.

About 2 1/2 cups frosting.

Reviews

This cake came out wonderful and very tasty..:)
***** about 1 year ago by susieq45

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Very good cake, just not the absolute best.
**** about 1 year ago by dinklink

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Excellent, moisty chocolate cake!
***** over 2 years ago by alwaysmel1

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It's fabulous
***** over 4 years ago by Polo

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very choclatey light good birthday cake
***** over 5 years ago by land

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Very moist cake. The frosting was delicious! My hubby thought it was outstanding!
**** over 7 years ago

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52jimh

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*****

Chili Macaroni

This is by far the best chili mac recipe I have tried in a long time. I made some minor substitutions: 1-10oz can of Rotel/w chiles, made up the balance with 4oz of flat beer, 1 finely diced clove of garlic for the ingredients. Turned out Great! Thanks. 52jimh