Belle Foley'S Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 4 rounded tablespoons cocoa
• 3 rounded tablespoons soft butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon (baking) soda

1. (My notes: Trace the outline of a 9-inch round cake pan onto a sheet of parchment. Cut inside the line so that the circle fits inside the cake pan. Drop the circle into the cake pan. Don't spray or grease the sides; you'll get a more level rise.)
2. Preheat oven to 350u0b0 F.
3. Mix together the sugar, cocoa, butter, eggs, milk, vanilla, and flour. Batter will seem thick, but don't worry. Add 1 cup of boiling water with 1 teaspoon (baking) soda stirred into it. Stir together. It will seem runny, but don't worry.
4. Pour into a cake pan. Bake for about 35 or 40 minutes (or until done, when you can bounce your finger off the top and the cake feels springy). Those are all the instructions I received from Belle.
5. (Remove cake from oven and let cool on a rack for at least 15 minutes before depanning. Depan and let cool until room temp to the touch. Sift some powdered sugar over the top. Cut warm, generous slices and serve with big splops of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.)
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sugar, cocoa, butter, eggs, milk, vanilla, flour, boiling water, soda

Taken from food52.com/recipes/11540-belle-foley-s-chocolate-cake (may not work)