Delicious Chocolate Cake

Truly a wonderful chocolate cake! I make two of these and frost the middle and the outsides with frosting!

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 1 (9-inch) cake

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1  large egg
• 1⁄2 cup cocoa powder (mixed with boiling water to make 1 cup of liquid)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1  cup flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup boiling water

Directions

1. Set oven to 350° (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
2. Grease a 9 x 9-inch baking pan.
3. In a bowl cream the butter and sugar until light.
4. Add in the egg and the cocoa/water mixture with vanilla; mix until combined.
5. In a small bowl mix together the baking soda and 1/2 cup boiling water, then add in with the flour and baking powder; mix until combined and smooth.
6. Transfer to prepared baking dish.
7. Bake for about 30 minutes or until the cake tests done.