Hershey's "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake posted by Darcie

I didn't bring a cake, but if I did I would have brought this cake. It is the best and so rich!

2 cups sugar
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup Hershey Cocoa
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
"Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting

HEat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla; beat on med. speed 2 min.. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour into pans.
Bake 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted comes out clean. Cool 10 min.; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "Perfectly Chocolate" chocolate frosting.

"Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate frosting
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
2/3 cup Hershey cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating on med. speed to spreading consistency. Add more milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. (Makes about 2 cups. I like frosting, so I double the recipe.)