My go to Choc. Cake recipe is from my Robinhood mini cookbook. I do it in my 9X13 glass pan but I don’t do fancy . You could fancy it into a layer cake if wanted.
Easy Chocolate Cake
1-3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1-1/2 tsp. Baking soda
1-1/2 tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp. Salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup oil
2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup boiling water
Conbine dry ingredients in large mixer bowl
Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla
Beat 2 minutes at med. speed
Stir in boiling water ( batter will be thin)
Pour into greased 9X13 cake pan
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
Cool in pan or on wire rack.
When I first poured this thin batter in a pan, I thought it couldn’t possibly work but it made the best choc cake. Even better the next day. I do add a couple of tsp. of vinegar to my cup milk and let it sour before adding to batter. I always add the vinegar to any milk in a cake recipe to give that extra little jolt to the baking powder/ baking soda for extra lift while baking.