Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Cake
I had been hearing numerous raves about Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cake and was waiting for an excuse to make it. I finally broke down yesterday and, with no good reason, made the cake anyway :) It definitely lived up to all its hype, without question. It’s the best chocolate cake I have ever had. I chose to frost it with the equally sinful “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Frosting.Really, this cake is too good for words…
“Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Frosting (Source: Hershey’s)
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
2/3 cup Hershey’s cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating on medium speed to spreading consistency. Add small additional amount of milk, if necessary (I did not need to). Stir in vanilla. Makes ~2 cups frosting.
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I discovered this recipe this past weekend and I really could have eaten the whole bowl myself. I don’t usually even LIKE chocolate icing. This was more like a mousse and so, so good!
Have you tried making this recipe as cupcakes? Every time I make them, they’re flat. I’ve used this to make cake, and it’s beautiful, but the cupcakes are always flat. I LOVE the flavor, I’m just not sure how to make them round and pretty or if it’s typical for them to be flat.
Hi Rachel, I actually haven’t made this into cupcakes, but the recipe definitely says you can do 24 cupcakes. Are you baking them long enough? Sometimes if cupcakes aren’t completely cooked when they cool they will sink down in the middle.
First thing I will say is that I have been searching for a great chocolate cake recipe and taste-wise this is def it!!!!! Flavor is amazing. I did use some really expensive dark cocoa from Fresh Market. But both times I tried it mine did not raise as beautifully. I got a pretty flat cake. It might be due to the fact that I live in Florida and it is May so maybe it was due to the humidity??? Any ideas???? I love it and want to use it all the time but it was only like an inch tall. Icing was the best chocolate icing I have ever made!
Hi Brienne, There are a few reasons why your cakes could have not risen – expired/bad baking soda or baking powder, inaccurate oven temperature, too much greasing/butter of the pans, the cakes not being baked completely before removing them, etc.
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Love this recipe <3
It would be amazing if you made the chocolate cake from Matilda.
:)
I am amazed at how moist and light this cake is, considering the batter was more than “thin” to me. It was like water! I am shocked, extremely pleased, and never using another chocolate cake recipe ever again!
I did a chocolate cake cook-off this weekend. This cake against chocolate cakes from my favorite cookbooks: Cuisine at Home and America’s Test Kitchen. We all voted and this one WON! It was awesome. Can’t thank you enough for your dedication to baking! Your chocolate chip cookie recipe won my last bake-off.
Yay!! It’s always awesome to find a winner of a recipe, glad this cake was it for you. I just love it!
Hi Michelle!
I had a cake taste-testing with my friends and family last Saturday between this Hershey’s recipe and ATK’s Old-Fashioned Chocolate Layer Cake, and the winner is HERSHEY’S recipe (all voted for it, nobody liked the ATK’s recipe).. Can I ask which do you prefer among all the Chocolate cake recipe you have ever tried?? Thanks..
She says in the blurb this one is her favorite… And I would have to agree. I own a cake baking/decorating business, and this is BY FAR my most popular flavor. People say it’s the best chocolate cake they’ve ever had!
I was wondering if you have tried this as cupcakes?? I have yet to find a recipe that turns out as a moist chocolate cupcake….it’s enough to make me want to pull my hair out!! Or resort to altering a cake mix!!
I just made cupcakes from this, and they were moist as anything! I did use cake flour, though, just to make sure they turned out moist and not dense. Hope that helps you!
Did you just use an equal amount of cake flour instead of all purpose flour? Everytime I make this as cupcakes, they are flat, but the flavor is too good to give up on them. Thanks!
I did use equal parts, but I have switched to using AP. Comes out perfect every time!
Yumm..very good chocolate cake recipe..I played with it used cake flour and buttermilk to the mix..My husbands favorite cake but with Peanut butter icing or Chocolate Ganache
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Would this cake stand up to fondant?
MUST. BAKE. THIS.
YUM!
Thank you so much for saving me a piece. It looks divine!!
yummmmm, i need to go get a slice of this from my fridge!
Mmmm… chocolate cake. This looks awesome!
OMG! Put that on my next baking list. I even have everything I need already. Oh it’s on!
(Note – I don’t think I’ve added you to my favorites yet. I need to!)
Jennyfer
That looks decadent! Can’t wait to try this recipe.
Yum! Chocolate cake sounds awesome right now!