Allison's Amazing Chocolate Cake

Everything my friend makes is incredible. She is a great cook. This chocolate cake might just be the best I have ever had. So here you go.

-2 cups flour
-1/2 cup cocoa powder (I love the special dark, but if doesn't have to be. Sometimes it's hard to find)
-2 tsp. baking soda
-1 tsp. salt
-2 tsp vanilla
-1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
-2 cups sugar
-2 cups boiling water
-2 eggs

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, cocoa, soda and salt. Cream together butter, vanilla and sugar. Add boiling water, blend, then add eggs and mix until well blended. Gradually add dry ingredients and mix well. Pour into an ungreased 9x13 pan or two rounds to stack. Bake for 30 min.
I love the two rounds method. I trace the bottom of the rounds on wax paper and cute them out and place wax paper in the bottom of the rounds. After baking this makes them pop out so easily when turned upside down. Peel off the paper when the cakes are slightly cooled.

Frosting: This recipe comes from the Favorites cookbook. This is written by two Utah women. If you don't have it you need one. It is so great.
I love cream cheese frosting, and have tried several different versions. This is the best.

-1 8 oz. brick of cream cheese (leave out to slightly soften)
-1 stick of butter (leave out to slightly soften)
-2 tsp vanilla
-2 cups of powdered sugar (the recipe actually calls for 2 1/2 cups. I think this makes it too sweet.)
Cream together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla. Add the sugar a half cup at a time. Taste as you go and stop when you reach your desired sweetness.

Lay down one round. Frost. Then stack the last one and frost the entire cake.

Enjoy!