Chocolate Layer Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup boiling water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. grease and dust with cocoa two 9" layer cake pans. set aside.
• 2 in large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. stir with wire whisk until blended.
• 3 add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla and beat well with wire whisk or mixer until combined, about 2 minutes. while beating, heat water in microwave oven to boiling. stir boiling water into cake batter. pour the thin batter into the two prepared cake pans.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees f for 30-35 minutes or until cake pulls away from sides of pan, top springs back when lightly touched, and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool 5 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks. fill and frost.