Mama's Chocolate Cake
Ingredients Cake: 2 cups sugar, white 1.75 cups all purpose flour 0.75 cup cocoa powder 1.5 tsp baking powder 1.5 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 eggs 1 cup milk (whole preferred) 0.5 cup vegetable oil 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup boiling water Frosting: 0.5 cup butter 0.67 cup cocoa 3 cups powdered sugar 0.33 cup whole milk 1 tsp vanilla extract Instructions Preheat oven to 350°F and grease two 9" round baking pans Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on med speed 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (this makes it thin). Pour into pans and bake 30-35 minutes. Cool completely before adding frosting Frosting: Melt butter and stir in cocoa. Add powdered sugar and milk, beating on med speed. Add more milk if needed. Stir in vanilla. Makes about 2 cups total