HERSHEY'S KISSES Birthday Cake

Name: HERSHEY'S KISSES Birthday Cake Recipe | Hersheyland
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 210 min
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa; 1-1/2 tsps baking powder; 1-1/2 tsps baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 2 eggs; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 2 tsps vanilla extract; 1 cup boiling water; 1 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates (19.75 oz)

Details

Timing
Timing
Total:: 3 Hr. 30 Min.
Bake:: 33 Min.
Prep:: 45 Min.
Skill Level:: Intermediate
Yields:: 1 cake

Begin a birthday tradition in your family with this homemade HERSHEY'S KISSES Birthday Cake recipe. A simple sweet treat, this rich chocolate cake is covered with HERSHEY’S KISSES Candy. Decorate this HERSHEY'S KISSES Birthday Cake recipe with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting and the birthday kid's favorite sweets for even more tasty customization to celebrate their special day! The best birthday parties are sweet until the very end. Explore this page and try out a few of these amazing Birthday Party Ideas, Recipes & Activities.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time: 45 minutes
Bake Time: 33 minutes
Cool Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups

sugar
1-3/4 cups

all-purpose flour
3/4 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
1-1/2 tsps

baking powder
1-1/2 tsps

baking soda
1 tsp

salt
2

eggs
1 cup

milk
1/2 cup

vegetable oil
2 tsps

vanilla extract
1 cup

boiling water
1

HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates (19.75 oz)

READY TO MAKE THIS?

Add a garnish

Make our Vanilla Buttercream Frosting to complete the recipe as shown in the image.

Step-By-Step Directions

Equipment Needed 

oven

13x9x2-inch baking pan

mixing bowl

mixer

measuring cups

rubber scraper

wire rack

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

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.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.

Frost with "Vanilla Buttercream Frosting". Remove wrappers from chocolates; garnish top and sides of cake.

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