B's Best Chocolate Cake Ever!
Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
Serves: 10
Yields: 1 cake
Ingredients
- 1 3⁄4 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3⁄4 cup cocoa (I prefer Hershey's)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
icing
- 1 lb confectioners' sugar (4 cups)
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 cup cocoa
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons milk
Directions
- Cake.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour two 9" round pans.
- Combine dry ingredients in large bowl.
- Add oil, milk, eggs and vanilla.
- Beat for two minutes on medium speed.
- Gently stir in boiling water.
- Pour thin batter into pans.
- Bake for 35 minutes.
- Cool for 10 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack.
- Frost when completely cool.
- Icing.
- To prepare chocolate icing: Combine confectioners' sugar, remaining butter, vanilla, cocoa, salt, and milk in top of double boiler over simmering water; stir until smooth.
- Frost and fill cake.
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