HAND-ME-DOWN CHOCOLATE CAKE: Retro Ad & Recipe

I just love these Retro Story Ads with Recipes, don't you? Here's a 1972 Hershey's Ad for Hand-Me Down Chocolate Cake. It's a great and easy cake to make, and you'll enjoy the story behind it.

HAND-ME-DOWN CHOCOLATE CAKE: Retro Ad & Recipe

I love these Retro 'story' recipe ads. Here's one from Hershey's with a recipe for ‘Hand-Me-Down’ Chocolate Cake. Enjoy!

HAND-ME-DOWN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients 
3/4 cup butter
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

Directions 
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat 1 minute at medium speed. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add alternately with water to creamed mixture. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8-inch cake pans.
Bake at 350F for 35 to 40 minutes.
Cool.
Frost with chocolate frosting and decorate.