For my friend Jaclyn’s birthday, my roommate, Lin, and I decided to make a chocolate layer cake. I don’t think I’ve ever really made a cake before on my own other than a carrot cake, which was definitely only one layer, so this definitely turned out to be an interesting experience.
Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Frosting
makes 1 two-layer cake
For the cake:
2 cups sugar1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 1/2 t baking powder
1 1/2 t baking soda
1 t salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 t vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
For the chocolate frosting:
2 cups powdered sugar
4 T cocoa
4 T butter, melted
4 T strong, hot coffee
1 t vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray two 9” round pans with cooking spray. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water and pour equally into 2 pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pans to wire racks. For the frosting, beat all ingredients together until smooth. Frost the top of the bottom layer of cake, place the top layer on, and frost the top and edges.