Hershey Bar Cake recipe – if you like chocolate this cake is for you! This rich chocolate cake is super moist and the chocolate ganache really puts it over the top! Extremely easy to make from scratch. Butter, sugar, eggs, flour, salt, baking soda, buttermilk, Hershey chocolate syrup, and Hershey chocolate bars. Serve the cake with some whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. SO good!
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour a 15-cup Bundt pan or tube pan.
Place chocolate syrup and candy bars in a saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat on the stovetop until melted. Set aside to cool.
In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients - all-purpose flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing until yolk disappears.
Add flour mixture to the bowl alternating with buttermilk. Stir in melted chocolate and vanilla.
Pour batter into the cake pan or tube pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until a wooden pick or toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan, place it on a cooling rack, and cool completely. Place the cake on a cake plate.
Place chocolate chips and heavy cream in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth. Pour ganache over the cake and enjoy.
Notes:
You can make the cake in an electric stand mixer or use a handheld electric mixer.
To make homemade buttermilk, combine 1 cup of milk with 1 Tbsp of white vinegar or lemon juice. Let stand for 5 minutes or until the milk starts to curdle.
Feel free to add chopped almonds or pecans to the cake batter.
White chocolate chips or peanut butter chips are equally delicious!
I use Bakers Joy or Pam Baking Spray to grease and flour the Bundt cake pan. Either works great. You can also use Crisco or butter and dust the pan with flour.
Can I bake the cake in different cake pans? Yes! You can cook the cake in any cake pan that you prefer.
A tube pan, round cake pans for a layer cake, or a 9x13-inch pan for a sheet cake.
You will need to adjust the cooking time accordingly.
Can Hershey Bar cake be made in advance? Yes! You can make the cake ahead of time and store it in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days at room temperature. The cake will keep in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Can Hershey Bar cake be frozen? Yes! You can freeze the baked cake. Wrap the cooled cake in plastic wrap and aluminum foil. The cake will keep for up to 6 months in the freezer.