chocolate cake

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C
• Grease pan and line the bottom with parchment paper
• Sift flour and dutch cocoa powder in a bowl. Add baking powder, salt, baking soda, brown sugar, white sugar and mix to combine completely.
• In another bowl, add warm/hot water, vegetable oil, milk, eggs, vanilla extract and whisk to combine.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with a spatula until combine. The hatter should be loose.
• Pour equal portion into each pan (two 8 inch) and bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for about 10 minutes, then remove from pans and let cool on the wire rack until completely cool.

Chocolate frosting

• Melt chocolate chip in the microwave for 30 - 40 seconds, stir vigorously until the chips completely melt. Microwave for 10 more seconds as needed if chips are not completely dissolved. Set aside to cool.
• Sift powdered sugar.
• In another bowl beat room temperature butter for a few seconds until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar gradually. 
• Add vanilla extract and milk, continue to beat.
• Add the melted chocolate and beat for about 5 minutes. Then frost and decorate cake as desired.

Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 dutch cocoa powder
• 1 cup milk/buttermilk/evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil/melted butter
• 2 large eggs (room temperature)
• 1 cup water (warm/hot) or hot coffee
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1  1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Chocolate frosting

• 1/2 cup chocolate chips/chopped chocolate
• 1 cup butter at room temperature
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 - 3 tbsp milk

Pan size (2) 8 inch pans