Chocolatetown Special Cake
Details
- Time
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Skill Level
- Beginner
- Yields
- 1 cake
This special timeless homemade chocolate cake recipe has been a Hershey's favorite since 1960s. Now make it part of your own family tradition. And embellish by topping with fruits or chocolate curls and serving with ice cream!
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 45 minutes
- Bake Time
- 35 minutes
- Cool Time
- 1 hour
Ingredients
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1/2 cup
HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
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1/2 cup
boiling water
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2/3 cup
shortening
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1 3/4 cups
sugar
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1 tsp
vanilla extract
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2
eggs
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2 1/4 cups
all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 tsps
baking soda
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1/2 tsp
salt
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1 1/3 cups
buttermilk or sour milk*
READY TO MAKE THIS RECIPE?
Add a Garnish
Make our One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting to complete the recipe as shown in the image.
Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
Stir together cocoa and water in small bowl until smooth. Beat shortening, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to shortening mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until well blended. Add cocoa mixture; beat well. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 12 servingsServing size 1 slice (155g)Amount per servingCalories470% Daily Value*Total Fat 18g 23%Saturated Fat 7g 35%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 55mg 18%Sodium 370mg 16%Total Carbohydrates 76g 28%Dietary Fiber 0g 0%Total Sugars 54gIncludes 51g Added Sugar 102%Protein 6gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 45mg 4%Iron 3mg 15%Potassium 83mg 2%
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
