Hersheys Gold Layer Cake Recipes

HERSHEY'S "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
• Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla; beat on medium speed of an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting.
• Make the "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting:
• Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.
• Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla.
• One-Pan (Sheet) Cake Variation:
• Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Frost.
• Three-Layer Cake Variation:
• Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour three 8-inch round baking pans. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost.
• Bundt Cake Variation:
• Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost.
• Cupcake Variation:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter and bake 22 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost.
• This recipe is made available as a courtesy by the Hershey Company.

HERSHEY'S BAR CAKE

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients and bake at 350 in 4 round cake pans.
• (I just used 2 cake pans twice. Who has four cake pans?) Bake according to cake mix directions.
• Mix frosting ingredients together and add 4 grated Hershey bars with almonds and ½ cup pecans.
• Ice between layers, top and sides.

HERSHEY'S MILK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F Grease 10" tube pan or 2 loaf pans.
• Melt chocolate at 50% power for 2 minutes in microwave, then stir every 30 seconds (at 50% power) until melted.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each egg.
• Beat in melted chocolate and vanilla.
• In small bowl, sift together the flower, baking powder, & salt.
• In separate small bowl, stir buttermilk and baking soda together.
• Add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture alternately in thirds; avoid overmixing.
• When batter is smooth, add pecans.
• Bake until toothpick comes out clean, aobut 1 hour 45 mins for tube pan, about 1 hour 10 minutes for loaf pans.
• Cool 10 minutes on rack in pan, then turn out cake to rack and cool completely.
• Needs no frosting!