"Especially Dark" Chocolate Cake

By srrpicks

This cake is very rich, but if you like chocolate I'm sure it will be on the top of your all time favorite cake list!

Ingredients

• "ESPECIALLY DARK" CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 2/3 cup Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.

Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "ESPECIALLY DARK" CHOCOLATE FROSTING. 10 to 12 servings

FROSTING:

Melt butter, Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.