Chocolatetown Special Cake

Name: Chocolatetown Special Cake | Recipes
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa; 1/2 cup boiling water; 2/3 cup shortening; 1 3/4 cups sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsps baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 1/3 cups buttermilk or sour milk*

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

1/2 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
1/2 cup

boiling water
2/3 cup

shortening
1 3/4 cups

sugar
1 tsp

vanilla extract
2

eggs
2 1/4 cups

all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsps

baking soda
1/2 tsp

salt
1 1/3 cups

buttermilk or sour milk*

READY TO MAKE THIS?

Add a Garnish

Make our One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting to complete the recipe as shown in the image.

Directions

Equipment Needed 

Oven

9-inch Round Baking Pans

Bowls

Rubber Scraper

Measuring Cups

Mixer

Wire Racks

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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