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President Johnson Hershey's Chocolate Cake 1980

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup cocoa, (Hershey’s)
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (unsifted)
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 3/4 cups milk
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Generously grease and flour two-9-inch or 3 8-inch round cake pans.

  • Step 2: Cream butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.

  • Step 3: Blend in eggs.

  • Step 4: Combine (sift or whisk) cocoa, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.

  • Step 5: Add alternately with milk to creamed batter.

  • Step 6: Blend well.

  • Step 7: Pour into prepared pans.

  • Step 8: Bake at 350° F for 30 to 35 minutes for 9-inch pans and 35 to 40 minutes for 8-inch pans, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

  • Step 9: Cool 10 minutes.

  • Step 10: Remove from pans.

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We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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