Hershey's "Especially Dark" Chocolate Cake

By cherichavez

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 3/4 cup Hershey's Special Dark cocoa
• 1 1/2 t. baking powder
• 1 1/2 t. baking soda
• 1 t. salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 t. vanilla
• 1 cup boiling water
• Frosting
• 1 stick butter
• 2/3 cup Hershey's Special Dark cocoa
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 t. vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350, and grease and flour 2 9 inch pans

2. stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt in a large bowl. In a mixing bowl add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix at medium speed for 2 mins. stir in boiling water (batter will be thin).
Pour into prepared pans.

3. Bake for 30 -35 min or until toothpick comes out clean.

Frosting

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk. Add a small amount of milk if needed. stir in vanilla