Best 5 Moms Original Hershey Cake Recipes

MOM'S ORIGINAL HERSHEY CAKE RECIPE (1955)

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in Mircrowave for 2 minutes. Soften Hershey Candy Bars by adding to hot butter.
• 2. Add sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add dry ingredients with buttermilk.
• 3. Add vanilla and Pecans. Bake in greased and floured tube pan or bundt pan. Bake 70 - 80 minutes at 325°.
• 4. No Icing needed!

EXTREME CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans.
• Use the first set of ingredients to make the cake. In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, mix for 3 minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in the boiling water by hand. Pour evenly into the two prepared pans.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely.
• To make the frosting, use the second set of ingredients. Cream butter until light and fluffy. Stir in the cocoa and confectioners' sugar alternately with the milk and vanilla. Beat to a spreading consistency.
• Split the layers of cooled cake horizontally, cover the top of each layer with frosting, then stack them onto a serving plate. Frost the outside of the cake.

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 DISAPPEARING CAKE

Steps:

• Generously grease and flour 2-9 inch round or 13x9 cake pan.Cream butter and shortning,sugar and vanilla until fluffy.Blend in eggs.Combine cocoa,flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt in bowl.
• Add milk and flour mixture alternatly to batter.Blend well and pour into pans.Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until cake test done.Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans if using round pans. Frost with your favorite frosting.
• We use homemade white butter flavored frosting.
• (Cake is very heavy).

MOM'S HERSHEY'S BAR CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease and flour a tube pan.
• Melt Hershey bars.
• Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Set aside.
• Cream sugar and margarine. Add to melted candy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Add the 2 1/2 cups sifted flour alternately with the buttermilk/soda mixture.
• Add vanilla. Add nuts. Pour into floured pan.
• Use a toothpick to check for doneness.
• Cool thoroughly. (Do not invert pan).