“Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cake

2 cups sugar
2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup cocoa
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
1 ½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
4 eggs
1 cup milk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup boiling water

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.

Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat at medium speed of mixer for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely and frost.