Super Moist - Homemade - Chocolate Cake

This chocolate cake recipe is for the chocolate lover. Pure perfection. It is so moist there almost isn't a need for a glass of milk to go with it...almost. I also use it for cupcakes. Anytime you take these cakes or cupcakes to an event, be prepared to have the recipe written down on a few note cards and be ready to hand them out to all your new admirers.

Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon of baking soda
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk (or 1 teaspoon of vinegar added to one cup of milk)
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups flour
1 cup hot water

Directions:
Here is the trick to a perfect cupcake or cake everytime. Place all the ingredients in a bowl at the same time. Pour hot water slowly into the bowl as you mix the ingredients with an electric mixer. Once all the water is poured in and the mixture is fully mixed, STOP mixing. Let it be.  Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes for cake, 12-15 minutes for the cupcakes.

Here is the recipe for the World's Best Chocolate Frosting

FROSTING (Taken from Hershey's website)

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter softened
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

I add all the ingredients together in a bowl and mix with an electric mixer for a good couple minutes until well combined, and fluffy.