Homemade Delicious “Especially Dark” Chocolate Cake – The Best Cake Recipe from Hershey’s

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1. Sugar, I am so very happy to see that you are feeling so well and are now back to doing what you love, baking!

   This chocolate cake recipe looks delicious, can’t wait to make it.

   Thanks again for all the wonderful recipes.

   Lynn

   1. Lynn,

      Thank you honey. It does feel good to be back. XXOO

2. Perfect cake for chocolate lovers! I’ve been dying for this cake since I received your email and I’m so glad I made it – I wouldn’t change a thing.

   1. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to write to me. XO

3. I made this cake for my husbands birthday and it was such a big hit! Everyone loved it, and I have to say, I think it was the best homemade cake I’ve ever made. I’m making another one this week for a friends birthday. Thanks for the great recipe! God Bless!

4. Hello Sugar! Your blog si fantastic and this chocolate cake too… I will try to do it. I read that you love italian cooking so if you want you can take a look at my blog http://www.countrycooking.it
   Thanks!
   Elena

   1. Elena,

      Thank you so much for the sweet feedback. I just went to your site and it is lovely. It looks amazing!! I can’t wait to check out all of your recipes. XXOO

      Sugar 🙂

5. Heavenly!

6. hello sugar
   i have tried this recipe of yours..it ws delicious..it didnt look as good as yours but it tasted good nd was a hit at my frnd’s birthday party.everybody loved it.but unfortunately i have never been quite successful with the frosting though after being frozen it was quite yummy and good presentation wise but it was not at all good for piping..i tried nondairy whipped cream with icing sugar Nd gelatin.i haven’t used butter as i couldn’t find unsalted butter in my locality.so tried making http://www.wedding-cakes-for-you.com/whipped-cream-icing.html
   this recipe..(the super stabilized one)unfortunately the whipped cream never formed stiff peaks..though after putting it in freezer it was quite spreadable.the second time i tried i put twice d gelatine but it formed jam like consistency..i am a novice so can u plz help me out?

7. Hi Ms. Sugar have a question can I use a bundt cake will it still turn out the same.

   1. I have never baked this mix in a bundt pan before so I’m not sure. The mix is very watery so I’m not sure if it will need extra time because the pan is deeper. If it works let me know.

8. Can We use a spring form pan

   1. The batter may be too watery for it.

9. Hi,what’s the measurement for the instant coffee?thx

   1. One teaspoon to one cup of hot water. 🙂 Enjoy!

10. Hi Sugar, I made this cake for my husband for Father’s Day and he loved it! He said I was a sweet Genius. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I am going to make the peach cobbler this weekend. It looks so yummy!

    1. Tammy that is awesome. I’m so happy to hear that he enjoyed it. You will both love the cobbler too. Enjoy!

11. Hello sugar, i can’t find hershey cocoa here in my place is it possible i will use another cocoa powder? Like dutch cocoa powder? And if i can make a 10″ can you give the exact ingredients.

    1. Maybe you should try to find the Valrhona cocoa powder (dark chocolate) or the Poulain Dark (50% cocoa) as a substitute ?

12. Thank you!

    1. Seems delicious !!!

13. Hello Sugar can I ask if i can make your chocolate cake recipe for swiss roll cake? Thank you so much!

14. Thanks for sharing the recipe Sugar 🙂

15. this is agood moist cake, I added 1 tsp.cinnamon is wonderful.

16. Hi sugar!i can’t find special dark cocoa powder here in Canada ,is it possible to use Hershey’s special dark chocolate bar?i really want to try your dark choc cake ,it looks so delish

17. Which spray were y using? If I cant find that spray, can I jux use some vegetable oil on tray?

18. Hi sugar, can i use pizza pan instead of the baking pan? I cant wait to do this recipe at home now…Thank you for sharing.

19. Just made this for Father in Laws birthday and it got rave reviews. Thanks for the recipe.

20. OMG woman! I made this cake w regular cocoa (not dark) the cheesecake, sausage & peppers, plus a whole bunch of other Sugar recipes. (I cook for my parents now so my Mom doesn’t have to) and I’m a chocolate freak myself…..it`s the best recipe I’ve ever tasted!!!!! Bravo Sugar! Can’t wait to make the dark version. Plus I sent a slice into P`s homeroom teacher. He`s gonna love it (;
    QUES? Did you ever hear of putting sour cream in a chocolate cake? Billy coming from Italian background, his great aunt Josephine used to make one like that but no one found her recipe. If yes, how much sour cream would you use in it?

21. I fell in love with this recipe while looking for homemade chocolate cake recipes. I plan to make this cake for my boyfriends birthday, thank you for sharing this cake and I can’t wait to try it out!

22. how much cans of hershey cocoa powder did you have to use?

23. thank you made this for Thanksgiving it was delicious

24. thanks for sharing

25. hi Sugar…. i made this cake 2dy and it comes out very very very nice, it almost gone to finish within a day.. this s the best cake i did thnx4 ur recipe….

26. Hi,
    I would like to ask on how to store the chocolate frosting if I made it a day before the party?

27. can i use instant coffee in place of espresso ??

28. Hi Sugar! Love your videos! Can I use this batter too make cupcakes?

29. hi sugar,
    may i know if what’s the size of the pan were u using? thanks! 🙂

30. hi, how long and how can i keep this cake with frosting..? can any one rply

31. I just made the cake..and its awesome!!!! 🙂 everybody loves it!! thanks sugar! 🙂

32. Hey sugar, which flour is multipurpose flour, corn flour or wheat flour, gonna make this cake for the first time.

33. Hai Sugar! Prefer to ur word ‘cups’, do u mind to let me know how much u use the sugar, flour, butter etc in gram?

34. Hi Sugar, a big YES to the cake…was super yummie…

35. The cake got cracked from middle
    Is this ok

36. hey looks yummy . i wld love to try it but can u tell me 1 cup measures how many gram ?

37. This is the first cake I ever made from scratch – about 3-4 weeks ago. Tonight I made it for the third time. It’s about the best cake I’ve ever eaten. I can’t believe it’s that easy to make a cake from scratch. I did not use Hershey Dark, yet, as I’m trying to get rid of the chocolate I already have. I’m really getting impatient to get rid of this, because I expect the dark chocolate will be even better. Also, I have not made your frosting yet, as I don’t want to waste the heavy cream of which I would only use a small portion. I’m having dreams of dark chocolate cake.

38. wait i forget am hungry now lol ..my husband and my two son will have birthday this month of july and this is perfect for them. i will just add on some strawberry filling to one of the cake coz three birthday shouldnt be the same lol ..i am so happy SUGAR MUAAAAWWWWHHH

39. your true sugar .thank you for sharing this recipe .tomorrow my kitchen will start burning lol .love you ..and i am sure my family will love this ..

40. your true sugar .thank you for sharing this recipe .tomorrow my kitchen will start burning lol .love you ..

41. Hey sugar, am so in love with this video. am so excited to make it. if i dnt get the Hersheys cocoa powder, can i put melted dark chocolate or normal cocoa powder?

42. I can’t find dark cocoa anywhere. Can I repleace dark cocoa for regular cocoa hersheys?

43. Hello Sugar, I did this cake and is so delicious ..thanks….can you please send me a recipe for a vanilla cake, the one that I make is so dry….I don’t know what to do..thanks

44. hey sugar.! ur recipe is just so amazing.!!! I wanna try it but I only have a microwave.. so can u tell me at what microwave settings should I bake it, so that it gets baked perfectly.! 🙂

45. I made this for a coworker’s birthday, and everyone just raved. I added a rich chocolate sauce that I poured over each slice. I was told that it was the best chocolate cake ever. Thanks for the recipe!

46. Thanks sugar, Finally I got perfect one.. I’ve been searching good chocolate cake recipe. because of you I got it… cheers

47. Did you used regular milk or buttermilk?

48. is it to sweet while the amount of the sugar is more than the flour? urgent made it tommorow

49. The video you posted made me confident to bake a cake for my son’s second birthday. Everyone kept telling me to just buy a cake. I am so happy that I didn’t because everyone raved about the cake.

    And just for anyone who is curious. I did reduce the sugar used because we like the bitterness of dark chocolate. For the cake I used 1 cup instead of 2, and the frosting, 2 cups instead of 3. For my family’s preference, I may be able to reduce the sugar in the cake even more because the frosting makes up for it.

50. hi sugar,,,i love your recipe a lot,,,,,i’ve been looking for this kind of cake!!!! love it a lot

51. can i ask a favor,,hahaha,,,

52. The perfect cake recipe i’ve tried so far!!!!THANKS A TON!! I was searching for a dark chocolate cake recipe yest midnight and came across your video….I just couldnt wait to make this D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S Cake!!Guess wat…the first thing I did in the morning was to bake ur cake!!! ;P n heyyy Yipeeee it turned out good!!!
    Thanks for posting!!! I have recommended ur page to my family n frnds…worth sharing!

53. Hello Sugar, your receipe looks so good & tempting. I want to make this chocolate cake for a party. I have one doubt regarding vanile extract. Here in our place, it is difficult to get vanille extract. In shops, there is only vanille aroma. Could you please help me, what can I use as a substitution for vanille extract.? Can I use maple syrup for vanille extract?

54. hello Sugar, i tried your recipe and it was taste good, but i encountered problem regarding frosting, it was not to creamy like the one i saw in your video, i think just because i did not used heavy cream due to no available heavy cream in our supermarket, sugar do you have another substitute to heavy cream… thnxs and God Bless more power to you.

55. Hi do u use granulated sugar , castor or powdered sugar ?

56. can i replace hershey cacao by anther type of cacao??

57. Hi sugar. Can i make a vanilla cake using this recipe .like i dont want to add cocoa powder. Your cake recipe says 1 and 3/4 cup of all purpose flour and 3/4cup of cocoa.. So instead of cocoa can i add all purpose of the same amount. And increase the egg

58. I made this last week, and was delish!!! couldn’t stop from grabbing a bite! since I was alone, I just cut the recipe into half, just so yum!!! glad I came across your video 🙂 thank you! im sure gonna make it again.. and again.. and again.. :))

59. What would be a good bake time for a 9×11 pan?

60. Can l pour the batter in one pan and divided after baking ????

61. Hi Sugar, I have tried chocolate cake recipes before but were never as good as yours! I tried your cheesecake recipe a couple of weeks ago and saw this chocolate cake recipe on your page as well so thought to try it yesterday. It was absolutely beautiful! And I’m a chocoholic too :). I can’t wait for an excuse to make this again! Come to think of it, I can’t wait to try out some of your other recipes as well — your just make cooking look so easy and enjoyable!

62. Omg this is to die for, moist and delicious. So so easy to make.thanks sugar I love watching your videos. X

63. il try to bake it next for our Eid party next week i hope it taste.good.. wish me luck…

64. Hi there we cant get dark hersheys cocoa powder here was windering would normal cocoa powder be the same. ?

65. This is my go to chocolate cake recipe! I have made cupcakes, bundt cakes, and layer cakes, they are always a hit. People rave on and on about them. I have dipped the cupcakes in dark chocolate ganache then frosted with a dark chocolate cream cheese buttercream frosting, crazy good. Thinking of making an anniversary cake for my husband and I with caramel filling, ganache and dark chocolate cream cheese buttercream frosting. Thanks so much for sharing, you’ve made me look like a baking superstar!

66. Hi sugar,can I make this cake into cupcakes

67. Hi there! Can i check if i can use 2 8 inch square baking tins? if can, how long i need to bake it? =)

68. hi sugar, I would like to check if the frosting is bitter because you used specially dark cocoa? Thanks

69. Hello Sugar, I tried you chocolate cake recipe, it turned out very well. I noticed your recipe doesn’t call for sifting. Is it necessary to sift the flour for a layer cake?

70. looks yummy, think i will try it

71. Hi sugar thanks for agreat recipe, home made chocolate cake making it sunday when the famliy come over.All the very best Bill from U.K.

72. Can you use this recipe to make cup cakes? I have made the cake twice, everyone tells me that it’s the best chocolate cake ever!

73. Hi Ms. Sugar I wanna love to make this amazing recipe of yours but it is possible that I can make this using a microwave? I am afraid to do this because it’s mu first time to make a cake for my boyfriend.

74. Tried this recipe. I used half dark chocolate cocoa and regular cocoa as my family is not too big on dark chocolate. Oh my gosh. It came out so moist and delicious. So good.

75. Hi Sugar, do you unsalted butter for your frosting

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