- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup HERSHEY®'S Cocoa Powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 (16 ounce) can vanilla frosting
- 2 cups HERSHEY®'S MINI CHIPS™ Semisweet Chocolate
- Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour 13×9-inch baking pan.
- Beat butter and sugar in large bowl; add eggs and vanilla, beating well. Stir together buttermilk and food color. Stir together flour, cocoa and salt; add alternately to butter mixture with buttermilk mixture, mixing well. Stir in baking soda and vinegar. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Frost; garnish with chocolate chips, if desired. About 15 servings.
- Variation: For heart shapes: Using open-topped heart-shaped cookie cutter (at least 1-1/2 inches deep and 3-inches wide), cut cake into 12 hearts. Frost and decorate as directed.