midnight velvet chocolate cake

Ingredients For midnight velvet chocolate cake

• CAKE:
• 2 c

  sugar
• 1 3/4 c

  all-purpose flour
• 3/4 c

  hershey’s cocoa or hershey’s premium european-style cocoa
• 1 1/2 tsp

  baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 tsp

  salt
• 2

  eggs
• 1 c

  milk ( nut milk works very well too)
• 1/2 c

  vegetable oil
• 2 tsp

  pure vanilla extract
• 1 c

  boiling water
• RICH CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
• 6 Tbsp

  butter, softened
• 2 3/4 c

  powdered sugar
• 1/2 c

  hershey’s cocoa or hershey’s premium european-style cocoa
• 1/2 c

  milk
• 1 tsp

  pure vanilla extract