Celebration Chocolate Cake

10 to 12 servings.
=== Ingredients ===
* 3/4 	cup 	HERSHEY'S cocoa
* 1 	cup 	Boiling water
* 1/2 	cup 	(1 stick) plus 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
* 2 	cups 	Sugar
* 3 		eggs
* 1 	tsp 	vanilla extract
* 1 3/4 	cups 	all-purpose flour
* 1 1/2 	tsp 	baking soda
* 1/4 	tsp 	salt
* 3/4 	cup 	milk
* 1/4 	cup 	Dairy sour cream
== Directions ==
# Heat oven to 350 °F. Grease three 9-inch round baking pans. 
# Line bottoms with wax paper; grease and flour paper. 
# Mix cocoa with boiling water in small bowl; stir until smooth. 
# Set aside to cool.
# Beat butter and Sugar in large bowl until fluffy. 
# Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
# Stir in vanilla. Gradually add cocoa mixture, beating well.
# Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with milk and sour cream to butter mixture, beating until blended. 
# Pour batter into prepared pans.
# Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. 
# Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; carefully peel off wax paper. 
# Cool completely. Frost as desired. 
== See also ==
Category:Christmas Desserts
Category:Vanilla extract Recipes
Category:Cocoa Recipes