2 cups white sugar
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and
flour two nine inch round pans or one thirteen by nine pan.
- In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa,
baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the eggs, milk, oil
and vanilla, mix for 2 minutes on medium speed of mixer.
Stir in the boiling water last. Batter will be thin. Pour
evenly into the prepared pans.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until the cake
tests done with a toothpick. Cool in the pans for 10
minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely if
using round pans.
