Ingredients for cake: <br> 2 cups sugar<br> 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour<br> 3/4 cup Cocoa powder<br> 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder<br> 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda<br> 1 teaspoon salt<br> 2 eggs<br> 1 cup milk<br> 1/2 cup vegetable oil<br> 2 teaspoons vanilla extract<br> 1 cup boiling water <br> 1 c semi sweet chocolate chips <br><br> Ingredients for icing:<br> 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted<br> 2/3 cup Cocoa powder<br> 3 to 3 ½ cups powdered sugar 10x<br> 1/3 cup milk plus more as needed <br> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br>

Directions for cake:<br> 1. preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 2 nine inch cake pans <br> 2. combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. <br> 3. In a medium bowl mix eggs milk, oil and vanilla<br> 4. combine flour and egg mixtures, then beat on medium speed of mixer for 2 minutes. <br> 5. Stir in boiling water <br> 6. Fold in chocolate chips <br> 7. Pour batter into prepared pans.<br> 8. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. <br> 9. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan and cool completely on wire racks <br><br> Directions for icing:<br> 1. combined melted butter and cocoa.<br> 2. beat in powdered sugar, vanilla and milk until fluffy. Carefully add a small amount of milk if too stiff or more 10x sugar if too runny