Chocolate Cake Recipe

Ingredients for the cake:

2 Cups Sugar
1 3/4 Cups Flour
3/4 Cup Cocoa Powder ( I use Hershey's)
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 Cup milk
1/2 Cup Veg Oil
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 Cup Boiling water


Ingredients for the Frosting:

1/2 Cup melted butter
2/3 Cup Cocoa powder
3 Cups powdered Sugar
1/3 Cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract


Heat Oven to 350.

1. Grease and flour two 9 inch round baking pans.
2. Combine ALL dry ingredients in a large bowl.
3.  Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla to dry ingredients and mix with an electric mixer for 2 minutes on medium speed. Pour in boiling water. (batter will be thin)
4. Pour half into each pan. Bake 30-40 minutes or until toothpick come out clean.....cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan to cool completely.
5. Frost.

To Make Frosting:
1. Pour melted butter into a large bowl, stir in cocoa powder.
2. Alternatley add powdered sugar and milk, beating with an electric mixer on medium speed to spreading consistency. Add a table spoon more milk if needed, stir in vanilla.

Place 1st cake on a plate or cake stand. Using a rubber spatula to spread 1/2 Cup of Frosting on top of the 1st cake, place 2nd cake on top and carefully spread the remaining frosting on top and around cake. Cake is ready to serve. Decorate with Berries, or powdered sugar if desired.