HERSHEY'S "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE CAKE

Here is yet another delectable delight from Dorsey's kitchen!

HERSHEY'S "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE CAKE
2 cups sugar
1 ¾ cups flour
¾ cup Cocoa
1 ½ t. baking powder
1 ½ t. baking soda
1 t. salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 t. vanilla
1 cup boiling water
1 cup Hershey's Chocolate Mini-morsals

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour three 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. This is where I add 1/3 cup of mini-morsals to each pan
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 your cake! 10 to 12 servings.

Variations:
1. 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.
2. THREE LAYER CAKE: Grease and flour three 9-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.
3. BUNDT CAKE: Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt 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.
4. 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.

"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING
2 sticks butter
1 1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1 box powdered sugar
2/3 cup milk
2 t. vanilla
Fresh Strawberries for garnish

Directions:
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. About 2 cups frosting. I also like to garnish this cake with fresh strawberries on the top and around the sides of the cake.