Chocolate Cake With Icing

• Cake
• 1 cup all-purpose flour (sifted)
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Icing
• 2 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (softened)
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 2/3 cup icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 tablespoons milk

1. Cake:.
2. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
3. Combine all dry ingredients in mixer bowl & mix well. Add eggs, milk, oil & vanilla & mix on low speed just until combined then slowly add hot water while mixing & stop when just combined. Pour batter evenly into greased & floured 9" cake pan & bake for around 30 to 35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for 15 minutes then turn out onto cooling rack to cool completely.
4. Icing:.
5. Combine cream cheese, butter, milk, vanilla & mix on medium speed until smooth. Add sugar a third of a cup at a time & continue to mix on medium speed until combined. Add cocoa & mix until combined & smooth.
6. Cut the cake in half when cool & spread half the icing on the bottom cake in a thin layer & the other half on top of the cake also in a thin layer or don't cut the cake & put all the icing on top.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-cake-with-icing-348326 (may not work)