The Ultimate Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

From Scratch
2 cups unsifted flour
2/3 cup hershey's cocoa
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 2/3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise
1 1/3 cups water
From Mix
18 1/2 ounces chocolate cake mix
1/2 cup hershey's cocoa
3 eggs
1 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise
1 1/3 cups water
The Ultimate Chocolate Frosting
6 tablespoons margarine
3/4 cup hershey's cocoa
3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
6 -7 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Scratch: Grease and flour bottoms of 2 (9\") layer cake pans. Mix first 4 ingredients; set aside. In large bowl with mixer at high speed beat next 3 ingredients 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. At low speed beat in mayonnaise .Add flour mixture in 4 additions alternately with water, beginning and ending with flour. Pour into pans. Bake in 350 oven 30-35 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove; cool on racks. Frost. Makes 2 (9\") layers.
From A Mix: Grease and flour bottoms of 2 (9\") layer cake pans. In large bowl with mixer at low speed beat together cake mix and cocoa. Add remaining ingredients; beat just until blended. Beat at medium speed 2 minute. Pour into pans. Bake as directed in scratch recipe at above. Frost. Makes 2 (9\") layers.
The Ultimate Chocolate Frosting: In small bowl with mixer at medium speed beat 6 tablespoons margarine to soften. Add 3/4 cup Hershey's cocoa and 3 1/2 cups of confectioners sugar alternately with 6-7 tablespoons of milk. Beat until of spreading consistency, adding an additional 1 tablespoon milk, if needed. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Makes 2 3/4 cups.