Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.75 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 0.5 cups vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
2. 2 Make cake: Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
3. 3 Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla; mix for 3 minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in boiling water by hand.
4. 4 Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
5. 5 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.
6. 6 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.
7. 7 Split the layers of the cooled cake horizontally, cover the top of each layer with frosting, then stack them onto a serving plate.
8. 8 Frost the outside of the cake with remaining frosting.
9. 9 Enjoy!

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