Oh Num.... lots of dark chocolate!

This last week I was heading up all the stuff for a baby shower
for a friend of mine. Shes due in less than 3 weeks! Woohoo!
So I decided to try my hand at a shower cake for her.
I haven't made one in YEARS! And it turned out VERY
nummy and actually kind of cute! :-D









And WALA! :-)











Here's the recipe:

CAKE

2 cups of sugar
1 3/4 cups of flour
3/4 cup of Cocoa (I used Dark)
1 1/2 teasp. of baking powder
1 1/2 teasp. of baking soda
1 teasp. salt
2 eggs
1 cup of milk
1/2 cup of oil
2 teasp. vanilla
1 cup boiling water

~ Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour pan (2 9'inch round or 1 13x9)

~ In large bowl: stir sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Ad eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla; beat on med for 2 mins.

~ Stir in boiling water. It will be a thin batter. Pour into pans.

~ Bake 30-35 mins for round pans and 35 to 40 mins for rectangular pan.

~ Cool and frost~


Frosting:

6 tablsp. butter
2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup cocoa (I used Dark)
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp of vanilla

~ In mixer beat butter.
Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk.
Beat to spreading consistency (might need more or less milk)
Blend in Vanilla.
Frost cake!

ENJOY!!!!

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