Chocolate Cake With Icing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Cake
1 cup all-purpose flour (sifted)
1 cup sugar
6 tablespoons cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla
Icing
2 ounces cream cheese (softened)
1 tablespoon unsalted butter (softened)
1/4 cup cocoa
2/3 cup icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 tablespoons milk

Preparation

Cake:.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Combine all dry ingredients in mixer bowl & mix well. Add eggs, milk, oil & vanilla & mix on low speed just until combined then slowly add hot water while mixing & stop when just combined. Pour batter evenly into greased & floured 9\" cake pan & bake for around 30 to 35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for 15 minutes then turn out onto cooling rack to cool completely.
Icing:.
Combine cream cheese, butter, milk, vanilla & mix on medium speed until smooth. Add sugar a third of a cup at a time & continue to mix on medium speed until combined. Add cocoa & mix until combined & smooth.
Cut the cake in half when cool & spread half the icing on the bottom cake in a thin layer & the other half on top of the cake also in a thin layer or don't cut the cake & put all the icing on top.