Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

• Sugar 2 cups
• Flour 1-3/4 cups
• Cocoa powder 3/4 cup
• Baking Soda 1-1/2 tsp
• Baking powder 1-1/2 tsp
• Salt 1 tsp
• Eggs 2
• Milk 1 cup
• Oil 1/2
• Vanilla essence 2 tsp
• Boiling water 1 cup
  

Frosting:

• Butter 3/4 cup
• Cocoa powder 1-1/2 cups
• Icing sugar 5-1/3 cups
• Milk 2/3 cup
• Vanilla essence 1 tsp
  

Method:

• In a bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, mix. Stir in the boiling water by hand. Pour evenly into the two prepared pans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 175 degrees C, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely. To make the frosting, cream butter until light and fluffy. Stir in the cocoa and icing sugar alternately with the milk and vanilla. Beat to a spreading consistency. Split the layers of cooled cake horizontally, cover the top of each layer with frosting, then stack them onto a serving plate. Frost the outside of the cake if desired.