Hershey's " Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake - Glut

DoveChocolatierinKY's Note:

Posted on behalf of Yahoo Group SillyYaks. Re:The best cake I have ever had!!! This is straight off the box of Natural Hershey's cocoa:

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8-10

Yield: 1.0 cake

• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup hershey's cocoa
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water

flour ingredients (use 1 3/4 cups for this recipe)

• 2 cups rice flour
• 2⁄3; cup potato starch
• 1⁄3; cup tapioca flour

perfectly chocolate chocolate frosting

• ½ cup butter or ½ cup margarine
• 2⁄3; cup hershey's cocoa
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1⁄3; cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°.
2. Grease and flour two 9 inches round baking pans.
3. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl.
4. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla.
5. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
6. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin).
7. Pour into pans.
8. Bake 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
9. Cool 10 minutes.
10. Remove from pans to wire racks.
11. Cool completely.
12. Frost with "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting.
13. To make Frosting melt butter & stir in cocoa.
14. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating on med speed to spreading consistency.
15. Add more milk if needed & stir in vanilla makes about 2 Cups.
16. I followed this recipe exactly and did not add xanthan gum and it was not only easy to do but again the results are fantastic. I think I have found the cake I will use for birthdays, special occasions, etc. No one and I mean no one will be able to tell it is gf! :).

Reviews

[mojenny]

I am new to the gf way of life. I had to unlearn everything about baking. And I was a lifelong, excellent baker. All that said, this is a great cake! Whether your gf or not!! Do use the frosting recipe it is delicious and very easy to spread.

[KatieGT]

I just wrote a review but was not signed on and I'm not sure it will show up. So, a quick summary - this cake is the best - I've made it over one hundred times - and it can't be beat. In response to the question about the cakes sticking to the pans - use a baking spray. Pam makes one and there are store brands, as well. Cooks Illustrated recommended them - and they work perfectly. No more flouring or parchment paper. By the way, be sure to make this cake with the Perfectly Chocolate Frosting - outstanding!

[chef millermilieu]

let me just say this cake tasted GREAT, BUT did anyone else have trouble with sticking? i only had nonstick pans and i did coat with brown rice flour, but it took forever to cook. the edges were crunchy and it was hard to cut it and keep a shape! i have not had trouble with any other GF baking, but then i am not attempting cakes very often :)