ingredients

1.75 cups     all purpose flour
0.75 cup      cocoa powder
1.5  tsp      baking powder
1.5  tsp      baking soda
2    cup      white sugar
1    tsp      salt
2             eggs
1    cup      milk
0.5  cup      vegetable oil
2    tsp      vanilla extract
1    cup      boiling water

instructions

• mix dry ingredients
• add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla
• add boiling water, whisking to incorporate
• pour batter into cake pans
• bake for 35 minutes

notes

Kate made this for me for my 29th birthday. She dressed it with whipped cream and a chocolate whipped cream duck. A super light and airy cake.

ingredients

3    cups    sugar
1    cups    butter
1/2  cups    vegetable oil
5            eggs
1    cup     milk
1    tsp     vanilla
3    cups    flour
1/2  tsp     baking powder
1/2  tsp     salt
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*optionals*
5    zested  lemons
2/3  cups    cocoa powder
5    zested  oranges

instructions

• if using zest, pulse with sugar in food processor until well combined.
• cream together butter and sugar
• add oil, eggs, then milk (very slow)
• mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl, slowly add to wet mixture
• bake in cold oven
  • place cake in cold oven, set to 325f
  • once pre-heated, bake for 15min more at 325f
  • after, bump oven to 345f and bake another 45min
  • rotate, then another 30-45min
• optional - glaze with perfect-icing or your favorite glaze