Homemade Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

For the Cake

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup hot coffee
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Frosting

• 1 cup milk
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup butter, Softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. 1

   For Cake:.

2. 2

   Sift together dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.

3. 3

   Add Oil, coffee, and milk; and mix at medium speed for 2 minutes.

4. 4

   Add eggs and vanilla; beat 2 more minutes (batter will be thin).

5. 5

   Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch x 1-1/2 inch cake pans (or two 8 inch cake pans, and six muffin cups).

6. 6

   Bake at 325 for 25 to 30 minutes.

7. 7

   Cool cakes 15 minutes before removing from pans.

8. 8

   Cool on a wire rack.

9. 9

   For Frosting:.

10. 10

    Combine milk and flour in a saucepan; cook until thick.

11. 11

    Cover and refrigerate, until cool.

12. 12

    In a mixing bowl beat butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until creamy.

13. 13

    Add chilled milk flour mixture and beat for 10 minutes. Frost and decorate cooled cake.