Another Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 extra large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 cup of hot water

Method:

1. Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt into the bowl and mix until combined.
2. In another bowl mix buttermilk, eggs and oil.
3. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry.
4. With the mixer still on low and the water , stir to just to combine scraping the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
5. Pour the batter into two 8 inch round cake tin.
6. Bake @ 175C for 40-45 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.
7. Cool in the pan for 30 minutes , then turn them out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.

Decorate with the icing.