Hershey'S Cocoa Cake(1St Place In Pa State Greatest Cocoa Cake Contest, 1994) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 oz. Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
4 oz. boiling water
2 oz. Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
2 1/2 c. plus 3 Tbsp. cake flour
3/4 c. Hershey's cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 3/4 c. plus 3 Tbsp. sugar
3/4 stick butter, room temperature
1/3 c. vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. sour cream
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1/2 c. Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Butter 3 (9-inch) round cake pans.
Dust pans with flour.
Place 4 ounces chopped chocolate in metal bowl. Pour boiling water over; stir until melted.
Set aside to cool. Finely grind 2 ounces chocolate in food processor.
Sift flour, cocoa, soda, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
Re-sift 2 times.
Using another bowl, beat sugar, butter and oil until well blended, approximately 4 minutes.
Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add cooled chocolate mixture.
Beat 1 minute.
Gradually add dry ingredients and beat on low speed until combined, about 1 minute.
Increase speed to medium and beat 4 minutes.
Add buttermilk, sour cream, vanilla and finely ground chocolate and mix on low speed 1 minute.
Spoon batter evenly between the three pans.
Divide remaining chocolate chips evenly; sprinkle over each pan.
Bake until toothpick comes out clean, approximately 25 minutes.