The Best Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups boiling water
- 2 eggs
Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 3-4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Cake
- Sift together dry ingredients and set aside.
- Cream together butter, sugar and vanilla.
- Mix in boiling water, then add eggs and mix well.
- Gradually add dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Pour into greased 9"x13" pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes, or until toothpick come out clean.
Frosting
- Sift powdered sugar and cocoa powder together in a bowl.
- Cream butter in a mixer, then beat in powdered sugar, cocoa, milk and vanilla.
- Continue adding powdered sugar or more milk until desired consistency is reached.
- While cake is still warm, use half of the frosting to spread on the cake.
- When cake is almost completely cool, add the rest of the frosting to the cake.