Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Comfort food for the New Year!, 1 by ladygardener1

ladygardener1 wrote:
This is a farorite recipe, it is so moist ! And very easy to make. Hope you will try it.

Moist Chocolate Cake

2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup hot coffee
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vinilla extract

Sift together all dry ingr. in large mixing bowl. Add oil, coffee & milk; mix at medium speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs & vinilla, beat 2 minutes more. Pour into 2 greased & floured 9 inch pans (or two 8 inch & 6 muffin cups) Bake 325º for 25- 30 minutes. (till cake tester comes out clean)
Note: this batter is very thin.

Icing:
1 cup milk
5 talbespoons all purpose flour
1/2 cup butter-softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vinilla

Combine milk and flour in sauce pan; cook until thick, I stir with a wisk to get it smooth. Cover and refrigerate.
In medium bowl, beat butter, shortening, suger and vinilla until creamy. Add chilled milk/flour mixture and beat for 10 minutes. Frost Cooled cake.