Sunday, August 30, 2009

Hershey's Black Magic Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk (OR 1 Tbsp white vinegar plus milk to make 1 cup)
1 cup strong black coffee OR 2 teaspoons powdered instant coffee plus 1 cup boiling water
½ cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract

Method:
  1. Heat oven to 180°C. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan. 
  2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes (batter will be thin). Pour batter evenly into prepared pans. 
  3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. 
  4. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. 
  5. Cool completely. Frost as desired with Perfectly Chocolate Frosting. 

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