Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate cake

My name is San and i'm a chocoholic. The biggest sweet tooth in our family both on my side and husband's, I crave chocolate everyday. Today is no exception, I wanted chocolate and I got to have it NOW! I've been on my quest to finding the perfect chocolate cake recipe and I have tried a lot! by a lot I mean more than 15 different recipes and somehow all of them are lacking something or somethings. I might have met my match though, and i wasn't expecting to find it right under my nose all these years... I'm talking about none other than the recipe at the back of a container of Hershey's Cocoa. I've been skeptical of trying it cause it doesn't call for any baking chocolate bars just cocoa...i mean how will it get chocolatey enough? but you will be blown away by how rich, moist and chocolatey this cake is. Oh, did i also mention that the frosting recipe is also a heavenly concoction of chocolate heaven?


Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" chocolate cake (adapted from Hershey's cocoa)

CAKE:
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cups Hershey's cocoa
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1-1'2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water ( or microwave water for 2 mins. and 30 sec. be careful it might not look hot but it is!)

Directions:
* Heat oven to 350f. Grease and flour two 9-in. round baking pans.
* Combine dry ingredients in a large bow. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. beat on medium speed for 2 mins. Stir in boiling water ( batter will be thin). Pour into pans
* Bake 30-35 mins. or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool for 10 mins.

"Perfectly Chocolate" frosting
1 stick butter ( i substituted 1/4 cup butter and 4 oz. of softened cream cheese)
2/3 cups Hershey's cocoa
2-3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:
* Melt butter, stir in cocoa
* Alternately add powdered sugar and milk beating on medium speed to spreading consistency. add more milk, if needed. Stir in Vanilla.

I am not the best cake decorator but I dare you to make this, one slice wont be enough! Happy eating!