Hershey's Chocolate Cake With Frosting

Over the years, I've made many chocolate cakes from different recipes. All chocolate lovers have liked this cake. So if you're cooking for a gathering, this is the recipe to use. It may not be everyone's favorite chocolate cake, but it will be eaten! (This cake is often baked in a 9x13" pan).

2 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This cake is excellent. I've used it for years and have recently made a couple of changes just to kick it up a notch! I use 1/4 cup oil and 1/4 cup melted butter instead of the 1/2 cup oil. The butter adds richer flavor while the oil adds more moisture. I also use 1 cup very hot coffee instead of the 1 cup boiling water. The coffee just kicks up the chocolate flavor, you don't taste coffee at all. The frosting has good chocolate flavor. To Gloss it up a bit, I add 1 tablespoon light corn syrup to the melted butter, then add the rest of the ingredients as directed.

1 person found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I made this cake for my daughter's 1st birthday. I didn't use the frosting so I can't judge on that. The cake was moist and delicious. We topped it with strawberry frosting and it was perfect! I am definitely saving this one for making it again. Thanks for posting this one :-)

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I've made this recipe twice now. The first time I followed the recipe exactly and used a different recipe I found for a chocolate moose filling and my family loved it. I used this recipe for the second time today on valentines day and made cake pops. This is my family's favorite chocolate cake recipe!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This is my "go to" chocolate cake recipe. Everyone loves it and asks for it again and again. I've made this over 100 times - people like it so much that I've stopped trying other recipes. Two tips: use whole milk only, for the frosting - the consistency isn't as good with skim or even 1% milk. Secondly, to remove the cakes easily from the pans, use baking spray (Pam's is one brand and often local grocery stores have a version.) You'll never need to use flour or shortening or parchment paper again!) In summary, Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Cake and Frosting recipes are the best I've tried. Enjoy!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I make this cake EVERY time I need a cake now. It is my and my family's absolute favorite! I make it with the modifications noted by Soozzee on 2/25/08 and that makes all the difference. Especially substituting brewed hot coffee for the water, it is fantastic, so rich and yummy. Also, I add parchment paper to the bottom of my 9" rounds first so that the cake doesn't stick to the bottom of the pans. Without parchment, I had a couple crumble on me, so now parchment is a must. I make it for every family birthday, so so good!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Thanks for posting this recipe! I use it all the time. I even used it to make a cake shaped like Lightning McQueen from the Cars movie!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Fantastic!! Moist and awesome! Followed the cake and icing recipe for hubby's birthday cake and it was a hit!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I think this is the cake I usually make and I got it off the Hershey's cocoa tin. Easy and delicious.

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This is the chocolate cake my mom has been making forEVER. It is sooooooooo good. I made one with chocolate chips (which was great even w/o frosting) and one without chips. YUM! Totally quenched my chocolate cake craving and much faster than most recipes I've seen.

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

love love LOVE this cake. Can't go wrong with Hershey's though. Family loved it :D Will make again and again

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This is the most moist cake I have ever made! Thank you so much for sharing! I ran out of powdered sugar and had to substitute granulated sugar, so it didn't come out the way it should have, but it was still very delicious!! My family loved it and it was so simple to make!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Yum! I made this cake over the weekend but I didn't make the frosting. I covered it with ganache--it was delicious! As some other commenters have said, it is not super sweet or rich, but it makes the perfect backdrop for a rich frosting or ganache. I like that this doesn't require baking chocolate squares since I never seem to have them on hand. It would be good with espresso or cinnamon to spice it up a bit, but for a simple chocolate cake, this is a great choice! I baked in a 9x13 glass pan and it was done in 30 minutes.***Edit to add: the cupcake pictures I posted have Professional Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting on them and that was fantastic as well as the ganache I usually use. This cake really is delicious and easy!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

This is a recipe that my Mother-in-law has had for years and it's been a staple at birthday parties for years. Last year I made it for my side of the family and I have been ordered to make it for every party. It really is one of the most yummiest cakes ever! =)

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Really great chocolate cake!! I loved being able to make a "from scratch" chocolate cake with ingredients I already had on hand. My cakes looked beautiful as I took them out of the oven, then each ended up sinking a bit in the middle. I'm not sure why. That is the only reason I'm giving it 4 stars. The frosting was the star. Oh my gosh, it was delicious! Thank you. :)

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Originally, I made cup cakes. A lot of cup cakes, with a touch of cinnamon in batter. Delish!!! So was the icing. About runny icing, it firms up as it cools. Best ever taste and texture for both cake and icing. Today I made a sheet cake, vanilla with orange zest. Wonderful and used the chocolate icing, delish!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Really good chocolate cake! I used another brand of Cocoa and sprinkled hazelnuts over the top and tasted amazing. I used skim milk for both cake and frosting, and butter for the frosting. I took the cake to the Swiss Club Family Day (my boyfriend's family are Swiss, and you all know Switzerland makes the best chocolates on Earth) and everybody liked it (the cake was gone in seconds). My boyfriend fell in love with the frosting. Definitely a keeper!!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

Yummy!! This is exactly what i was looking for. I didnt make the cake but the frosting was even better than canned. The recipe doesnt say when to add the vanilla extract so i just threw it in when alternating the milk and sugar. I also added about a cup of peanut butter and about a quarter cup extra of milk. Delish!!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

I loved the cake! I like the idea that I could make it with ingredents that I have on hand. My daughter said home made tastes so much better than a box. The only reason I gave it 4 stars and not 5 is because the frosting seemed runny. The frosting tasted good, just runny. Next time I will either put less milk or add more powdered sugar.

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account

5 stars! We can only speak for the cake part, as we used a different frosting, but the cake was very moist and yummy...and not overly sweet! We halved the recipe and used part in a loaf pan (for a small birthday cake for a family member), and the rest for cupcakes. The cake baked for 25-30 minutes, and the cupcakes in about 15. It was perfect, and we will definitely use this recipe again!

0 people found this review Helpful. You can only vote others' reviews helpful or not helpful... Was this review helpful to you? Yes | No We don't know who you are. Sign in or create an account