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Best Chocolate Cake Ever with Whipped White Icing Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 c sugar
1 3/4 c all purpose flour
3/4 c Hershey's special dark cocoa
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 c milk
1/2 c vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
1 c boiling water

Frosting

1 c milk
1/4 c all purpose flour
1/2 c shortening
1/2 c butter
1 c white sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:
Directions:
Heat oven to 350º. Grease and flour two 9 inch round baking pans. 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 of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 min or until wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pans to wire racks..cool completely.

Frosting

In a small saucepan, combine milk and flour. Cook over medium high heat until boiling. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

When milk mixture is cool, add butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer for 10-12 minutes, scraping the bottom of the bowl occasionally.

Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is my favorite chocolate cake/icing of all time! I usually double the frosting recipe and use the leftovers for cupcakes.

 

 

 

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