Back-of-the-Box Hershey's Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.75 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 0.5 cups vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

2. 2

   Make cake: Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

3. 3

   Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla; mix for 3 minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in boiling water by hand.

4. 4

   Pour evenly into the prepared pans.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely.

6. 6

   While cakes cool, make frosting: Cream butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in confectioners' sugar and cocoa alternately with milk and vanilla. Beat to a smooth spreading consistency.

7. 7

   Split the layers of the cooled cake horizontally, cover the top of each layer with frosting, then stack them onto a serving plate.

8. 8

   Frost the outside of the cake with remaining frosting.

9. 9

   Enjoy!