Best Ever Chocolate Cake

Back in August, Sarah Kate attended the birthday party of one of her best friends, Caroline.  Her mom, Aimee, is one of the best cooks ever.  In fact, she is one of those people who can do anything. She knows how to run a home and how to raise GREAT kids!  Plus, she is soooo funny!

I fell in love with this cake at the party and went completely nuts over it.  Unfortunately, I've made it at least six times since Aimee gave me the recipe in late September.
Aimee got the recipe from a college friend's grandmother.

2 cups flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
3/4 cups cocoa (I like Hershey's)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla

Mix everything together in mixer and then add 1 cup of boiling water.  BE CAREFUL pouring that water in because it can splash out and burn you!  I turn off mixer and stir in hot water with a spatula and then turn mixer back on.  Batter is very runny!

Pour into well greased ( Baker's Joy) bundt pan.  I usually bake it about 35-40 minutes at 350.  Check it after 30 minutes with the toothpick test. (Does toothpick come out clean?)


The Frosting

Stick of butter (room temp)
Powdered sugar
Heavy cream
Hershey's cocoa
Vanilla


In a mixer add stick of butter and about 1/4 cup of cocoa and 2 tsp of vanilla.  Then comes heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar.  You just have to guess on this.  How thick do you want the frosting?  I do the frosting different every time.
I ALWAYS double the frosting recipe!

When this cake is ready to be served, my cake is half the size it should be.  I eat the batter and frosting as I am making it......pitiful.

Hope you will love this as much as I do!