Belizean Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• h1¾ cups all purpose flour 196 g
• 2 cups sugar 450 g
• ½ – ¾ cups cocoa 112 g
• 1½ tsp baking powder 6 ml
• ¾ tsp baking soda 4 ml
• ½ tsp salt 2 ml
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk 50 ml
• ½ cup vegetable oil 125 ml
• 2 tsp vanilla 10 ml
• 1 cup boiling water 250 ml

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F / 180°C.
2. Grease and flour two 9" round layer cake pans.
3. In large mixing bowl add all dry ingredients (i.e. flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and soda, salt (mix dry ingredients).
4. Add, eggs, milk, vanilla and oil, beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
5. Stir in boiling water (mixture will be thin.
6. Pour in two cake pans and bake for 30 – 35 minutes (cool for a few minutes, then remove from tin).