The Best Chocolate Cake By Scratch

This cake is DELICIOUS!!!

This is my second time EVER making a cake from scratch.

I tried one a few weeks ago for my daughter's 21 birthday.
That was a good cake. It was a little spongy and kind of oily.
Everybody raved about it, but I wasn't completely sold.

But this cake....

OMG!!!

I combined two recipes and came up with this recipe.
It is very moist and chocolatey.

And if you love peanut butter frosting, like I do, this will become your new favorite!
The frosting just takes this cake to an another level!

A note of caution: This is a NOT a healthy low-fat, low-sugar cake. This is an awesome cake!
Also another note, when it says that the batter will be thin, it is seriously thin. It's not like your box mixes.
But oh so good!!

The Best Chocolate Cake Ever!

2 cups sugar

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup cocoa powder

1-1/2 tsp. baking powder

1-1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

2 eggs

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 cup boiling water

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 3 8-in round pans.

2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa,baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer for 2 minutes. Then stir in boiling water. The batter will be extremely thin. Pour batter into pans.

3. Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool and remove cakes from pans.