HERSHEY'S Old Fashioned Cake

Name: HERSHEY'S Old Fashioned Cake | Recipes
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks), softened; 1 2/3 cups sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa; 1 1/4 tsps baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1 1/3 cups water; 1/2 cup hard peppermint candy finely crushed (optional); Additional crushed peppermint candy (optional)

Details

Time: 3 hours
Skill Level: Intermediate
Yields: 1 cake

This old-fashioned HERSHEY'S chocolate cake recipe first appeared on the back of HERSHEY'S Cocoa tin over a century ago. Today, it remains a timeless tradition for many families. Made from scratch with butter and cocoa powder, it's sure to become your new favorite.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: 30 minutes
Cool Time: 2 hours

Ingredients

3/4 cup

butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks), softened
1 2/3 cups

sugar
3

eggs
1 tsp

vanilla extract
2 cups

all-purpose flour
2/3 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1 1/4 tsps

baking soda
1 tsp

salt
1/4 tsp

baking powder
1 1/3 cups

water
1/2 cup

hard peppermint candy finely crushed (optional)
Additional

crushed peppermint candy (optional)

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 Baking Pans

13x9x2-Inch Baking Pan

Mixing Bowl

Mixer

Bowl

Measuring Cups

Wire Rack

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

Combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl; beat on high speed of mixer 3 minutes. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and baking powder; add alternately with water to butter mixture, beating until blended. Add candy, if desired. 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". Just before serving, garnish with peppermint candy, if desired.

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