Deep Dark Chocolate Cake

Deep Dark Chocolate Cake:

From Hersheys.com

2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup Hershey's cocoa
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup oil
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 9-inch round pans.

Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin.) Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans. Cool 10 minutes, remove to wire racks. Cool completely before frosting.


Birthday Cake Icing:
From my mom

2 lbs powdered sugar
1 cup Crisco
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup milk

Cut Crisco into powdered sugar with pastry blender until it makes crumbs. Add milk and combine until smooth. (It will be very thick). Add vanilla and stir until combined.