Chocolate cake

Ingredients

  • White sugar (2 cups)
  • All purpose flour (1 3/4 cups)
  • Cocoa powder (1 1/2 cups)
  • Baking powder (1 1/2 tsp)
  • Baking soda (1 1/2 tsp)
  • Salt (1 tsp)
  • Eggs (2)
  • Milk (1 1/3 cups)
  • Vegetable oil (1/2 cup)
  • Vanilla extract (3 tsp)
  • Water (1 cup)
  • Powdered sugar (3 cups)
  • Butter (1/2 cup)

Preparation

Sponge

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Grease and flour two nine inch round pans.
  • In a large bowl, stir together the granulated sugar, flour, 3/4 cup of cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Add the eggs, 1 cup of milk, oil and two teaspoons of vanilla.
  • Mix for 2 minutes on medium speed of mixer.
  • Boil one cup of water.
  • Stir in the boiling water. Batter will be thin.
  • Pour evenly into pans.
  • Bake 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until the cake tests done with a toothpick.
  • Cool in the pans for 10 minutes
  • Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Frosting

  • Melt butter.
  • Stir in 2/3 cups of cocoa.
  • Alternately add powdered sugar and 1/3 cup of milk, beating to spreading consistency.
  • Add small amount of additional milk, if needed.
  • Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Cake

  • Wait until both sponges have cooled down.
  • Spread frosting on the first sponge.
  • Put second sponge on top.
  • Spread frosting on the second sponge.
  • Spread frosting on the sides.