Ingredients
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3/4 cup cocoa
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2 cups granulated sugar
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1 3/4 cups flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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2 eggs
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1 cup milk
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 cup boiling water
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1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
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2/3 cup cocoa
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3 cups powdered sugar
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1/3 cup milk
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees celcius and grease and flour 2 nine inch pans.
- 2. Mix together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl.
- 3. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium speed of mixer for 2 minutes.
- 4. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin), then pour batter into prepared pans.
- 5. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- 6. Cool for 10 minutes, then take out of pan and cool completely.
- 7.fFor the icing - melt the butter, then stir in the cocoa. Add sugar and milk (if too thick. add more milk - or if too thin, put in more butter).
- 8. Spread icing on top of the bottom layer. Then put the top layer on and ice the top and sides.