Nerrt's Deep Dark Chocolate Cake

I know, I love making chocolate cakes. Here's another one....kids (and adults) will love the icing.

NERRT'S DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

2 cups white sugar 

2 eggs

1 ¾ cups flour 

1 cup milk

¾ cups cocoa powder

½ cup vegetable oil

1 ½ tsp baking soda 

2 tsp vanilla

1 ½ tsp baking soda 

1 cup boiling water

1 tsp salt

• Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour 2 – 9 inch pans or 1 13x9x2 inch pan (I use a 10 inch flan pan). 
• Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl (I sift them). Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for 2 min. Stir in boiling water. Pour batter into pans (batter will be thin). 
• Bake for 30 – 35 minutes in 9 inch round pans, or 35 – 40 minutes for the rectangular pan. Cool for 10 minutes and then cool completely on a wire rack. 
• Drizzle with melted chocolate, or use Butter Cream Frosting (see below)

Butter Cream Frosting

6 Tbsp butter, softened

2 2/3 cups icing sugar

½ cup cocoa

1/3 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

• Beat butter. Add icing sugar and cocoa, alternating with milk. Stir in vanilla.