the greatest & easiest chocolate cake

Ingredients

• 3 1/3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups cocoa powder
• 3 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3 cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 5 - eggs
• CHOCOLATE FROSTING
• 2 1/3 cups powdered sugar (sugar free : 2 1/3 c splenda 4 tablespoons cornstarch, blend in blender) i use 1 c. + 2 tbsp slimtevia, 4 tbsp cornstarch, blend)
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup very hot water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract