Easy Chocolate Cake with Cocoa Frosting

Ingredients

For the Cake:

• ⅓ cup oil (vegetable or canola)

• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1 cup sugar

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup water

• 1 tsp white vinegar

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

For the Frosting:

• 3 tbsp milk

• 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 1 tbsp honey

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 3 tbsp butter, softened

Instructions

1. Preheat oven

   • Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

2. Prepare the batter

   • In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, sugar, oil, water, vinegar, and vanilla extract.

   • Beat until smooth and creamy.

3. Bake the cake

   • Pour batter into a greased 9×9-inch cake pan.

   • Bake for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

4. Make the frosting

   • While the cake is baking, beat together milk, cocoa powder, honey, vanilla extract, butter, and powdered sugar until creamy and fluffy.

5. Cool the cake

   • Remove cake from oven and let it cool on a wire rack completely.

6. Frost and serve

   • Once cooled, spread frosting evenly over the cake.

   • Slice, serve, and enjoy!