Extreme Chocolate Cake

Ingredients :
two cups white sugar
one 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
one 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
one 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
one teaspoon salt
two eggs
one cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
two teaspoons vanilla extract
one cup boiling water

3/4 cup butter
one 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
five 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
2/3 cup milk
one teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions :
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease & flour 9 inch cake pans.
Use the first set of ingredients to make the cake. In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder & salt. Add the eggs, milk, oil & vanilla, mix for three minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in the boiling water by hand. Pour evenly in to the prepared pans.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out neat. Cold for ten minutes before removing from pans to cold .
To make the frosting, use the second set of ingredients. Cream butter until light & fluffy. Stir in the cocoa & confectioners' sugar alternately with the milk & vanilla. Beat to a spreading consistency.
Split the layers of cooled cake horizontally, cover the top of each layer with frosting, then stack them onto a serving plate. Frost the outside of the cake.