This Hershey Bar Cake is a Southern classic that delivers everything you want in a chocolate dessert: moist layers, creamy icing, crunchy pecans, and flecks of melted Hershey’s with Almonds bar. It’s easy, crowd-pleasing, and nearly foolproof—even if you forget the pudding!
🧾 Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix (Swiss chocolate or your favorite)
- 1 small box instant vanilla pudding (3.4 oz)
- ¾ cup milk
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
For the Icing:
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 12 oz Cool Whip, thawed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 giant Hershey’s with Almonds bar (6.8 oz), grated or shaved
- ½ cup chopped pecans
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👩🍳 Instructions