Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Cake ~ May Birthday Cake

I love chocolate, and so do everyone at work, so this month I decided to try another chocolate cake.  I was looking through the recipes at Hersheys.com and found this one.  Man, is it good!! 

I made marshmallow fondant to cover the cake.  I used vanilla in it, so it was slightly off-white.  I didn't really notice it until I went to put it on the cake.  It was quite apparent when put alongside the snow white crumbcoat of cream cheese icing.

But it was pretty!  Made it look like a wedding cake.

 When I started the writing with the same snow white cream cheese icing, it stood out on the beige-y fondant, looking even more white.  I really like that.

Then when I cut into it, the dark chocolate interior made it even more apparent, how white the cream cheese icing is.

Man, isn't that something?

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"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened 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

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.

VARIATIONS:

ONE-PAN CAKE: Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350° F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.

THREE LAYER CAKE: Grease and flour three 8-inch round baking pans. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost.

BUNDT CAKE: Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost.

CUPCAKES: Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. Heat oven to 350°F. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost. About 30 cupcakes. 

Link to Recipe on Hershey's.com