Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup HERSHEY's Cocoa Powder
• 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup boiling water

Frosting:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2/3 cup HERSHEY's cocoa powder
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation

• Heat oven to 350F.
• Grease and flour 2 9-inch round baking pans.
• 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 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
• Cool completely.
• Frost with Perfectly chocolate chocolate frosting.

To make Perfectly chocolate 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.

One pan cake:

• grease and flour 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 35-40 minutes at 350F.
• Cool completely and frost.

Three layer cake:

• Grease & flour three 8 round pans.
• Bake 30-35 minutes at 350F.

Cupcakes:

• Fill cups 2/3 full with batter
• Bake at 350F for 22-25 minutes.
• About 30 cupcakes.