The Best Chocolate Cake
 
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The famous Hershey's Chocolate cake recipe. It's incredible moist, light and tender. Everything a chocolate cake should be.
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Recipe type: Cake
Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
  • Chocolate Cake
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¾ cup cocoa powder
  • 
2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 
½ cup vegetable oil
  • 
1 cup black strong coffee
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 package of room temperature cream cheese
  • 1 package of vanilla pudding, prepared to the directions (aka with milk)
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. (Some recipes say to sift the dry ingredients, others say don't. I've done both and I don't really have a preference. I think I usually do just because, but it works either way.)
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk, coffee and vanilla.
  3. This can actually be done by hand or with a mixer, pour the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until just incorporated. And that's it…
  4. Pour into two 9-inch cake pans and bake at 350 for 28-30 minutes. I've also done them as cupcakes and they were amazing as well. I honestly can't remember how long I baked them for. Maybe 20 minutes? I'll have to do it again and get a more exact time…
  5. For the Filling: First mix the heavy whipping cream on high until stiff peaks form. Set aside
  6. In a separate bowl, mix together the prepared pudding and room temperature cream cheese
  7. Add the confectioners sugar to the cream cheese and pudding mixture.
  8. Fold in scoops of the whipped cream until desired consistency is reached.
  9. Refrigerate for about an hour before using.
Recipe by A Sue Chef at http://www.asuechef.com/the-best-chocolate-cake/