The Catbird Seat

For our LIFE group tonight I’m making the fabulous chocolate cake that MFK (my friend Kelly) introduced me to several weeks ago. It’s delicious. REALLY delicious.

The best thing about it is that you probably have every ingredient that you will need to make it in your pantry right now.

The recipe is on the back of the Hershey’s Cocoa container, but in case you don’t buy Hershey’s Cocoa (shame on you!), here it is:

HERSHEY’S “PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE” Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:

* 2 cups sugar
* 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 3/4 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
* 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 eggs
* 1 cup milk
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1 cup boiling water
* “PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE” CHOCOLATE FROSTING(recipe follows)

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.

2. 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 mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.

3. 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. 10 to 12 servings.

You can go to the official Hershey’s website to get additional info (like how long to cook it as cupcakes or in a Bundt pan, etc.). And yes, the photo above is an actual picture of the cake.

Mmm…

I think you should have chocolate cake TONIGHT!

Filed under: General, Catbird, Random Thoughts, Recipes on April 27th, 2006