Chocolate Cake

This was specially made for my daughter :-)

I love making this chocolate recipe, inspired by Hersheys.  I made a few modification on sugar, salt, and vanilla extract.  Here's my version :)

• 1 1/2 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
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 whole eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water

1. Heat oven 350F or 175C.  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 for 2 minutes.  Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin).  Pour batter in 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 rack. Frost with chocolate ganache.  Refrigerate.

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This recipe is also good for making cupcakes, same recipe and procedure except you bake it for 22 to 25 minutes and pouring the mixture to muffin pan with paper bake cups.  Also refer on how to crumb coat a cake.