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HERSHEY'S Especially Dark Chocolate Cake
Details
- Timing
- Timing
- Total:
- Bake:
- 30 Min.
- Prep:
- 15 Min.
- Skill Level:
- Intermediate
- Yields:
- 30 cupcakes
Indulge your dark side with this doubly decadent HERSHEY’S dark chocolate cake recipe topped with “especially dark” chocolate frosting. You can use a cake pan for a full-size dark chocolate cake, or you can divide the batter into a muffin tin for a cupcake variation. Using HERSHEY’S SPECIAL DARK cocoa, this rich dark chocolate cake recipe is perfect for birthday celebrations, holidays and everyday special moments. With HERSHEY’S dark chocolate cake mix, you’ll soon be baking treats that please your taste buds and delight your friends and family members throughout the year.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 15 minutes
- Bake Time
- 30 minutes
- Cool Time
- 1 hour 30 minutes
BAKE MODE:
Prevent your screen from going dark while you bake.
Ingredients
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2 cupssugar
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1-3/4 cupsall-purpose flour
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3/4 cup
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1-1/2 tspbaking powder
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1-1/2 tspbaking soda
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1 tspsalt
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2eggs
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1 cupmilk
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1/2 cupvegetable oil
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2 tspvanilla extract
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1 cupboiling water
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"Especially Dark" Chocolate Frosting
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1/2 cupbutter or margarine (1 stick)
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2/3 cup
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3 cupspowdered sugar
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1/3 cupmilk
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1 tspvanilla extract
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Step-By-Step Directions
Equipment Needed
oven
mixing bowl
mixer
measuring cups
rubber scraper
muffin tin
muffin cups
(2) 9-inch baking pans
1
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or line 28 to 30 muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups.
2
Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans or fill cups about 2/3 full with batter.
3
Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans or 22 to 25 minutes for cupcakes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "Especially Dark" Chocolate Frosting.
Equipment Tip
Cake can also be baked in 13 x 9 pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes.
"Especially Dark" Chocolate Frosting:
Melt butter, Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 30 servingsServing size 1 cupcakeAmount per servingCalories190% Daily Value*Total Fat 8g 10%Saturated Fat 2.5g 13%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 25mg 8%Sodium 240mg 10%Total Carbohydrates 33g 12%Dietary Fiber 1g 4%Total Sugars 24gIncludes 23g Added Sugar 46%Protein 2gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 26mg 2%Iron 2mg 10%Potassium 94mg 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.
