Prep Time::30 mins
Cook Time::30 mins
Total Time:: 1 hr
Servings::12
Yield::1 (4-layer) 9-inch cake
Ingredients
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Cake:
2 cups white sugar
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
Frosting:
¾ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
5 ⅓ cups confectioners' sugar
1 ½ cups unsweetened cocoa powder
⅔ cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
Make cake: Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
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Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla; mix for 3 minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in boiling water by hand.
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Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely.
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While cakes cool, make frosting: Cream butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in confectioners' sugar and cocoa alternately with milk and vanilla. Beat to a smooth spreading consistency.
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Split the layers of the cooled cake horizontally, cover the top of each layer with frosting, then stack them onto a serving plate.
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Frost the outside of the cake with remaining frosting.
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Enjoy!
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