Hershey's classic 'Hand-me-down' chocolate cake recipe (1972)

Hershey's classic 'Hand-me-down' chocolate cake recipe (1972)

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The story behind Mrs. Wilson’s Mother's Hand-me-down chocolate cake: A cake that my mother used to bake was all part of an incident in my childhood...

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1-3/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup Hershey's cocoa
  • 1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/3 cups water

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