Ooey Gooey Chocolate Cake ala Siggy Spice

Its 900 degrees outside but when you want chocolate cake, you want chocolate cake!  I had asked Siggy Spice awhile ago if she could give me a recipe for the most ooeiest, gooiest, chocolatey cake she had.  Mine was not sufficing and I wanted something new.  So Sig sent me this recipe and its been waiting in my in-box forever since its been so dang hot.  Today I came across it and my belly went "ME WANT THAT!"  So it drug me down to the kitchen and forced me to make a homemade chocolate cake complete with homemade icing in 900 degrees of hellish heat and humidity.  Thankfully, this cake is a *snap* to throw together and it wasn't long before I was lounging back in my air conditioned bedroom (aka the isolation chamber) just waiting for the timer to go off.  I have to say, having made this and tasted it - even if it took 2 hours to make this cake vs. a box mix, I would make this cake.  Its just that dang good.

Oh, and if you've never seen a grown man prance around the kitchen begging to lick a spoon, try making this cake.  My husband came in when I was making the icing and begged for the spoon.  So I handed it to him and he promptly stuck it in his mouth and went "Dang that's hot!"  Um, yah!  It was in near boiling chocolate if you hadn't noticed.  And he hadn't b/c he was too busy like I said prancing around the kitchen chanting "cake, cake, cake".  Seriously.  Prancing.

This cake is sooo moist and soft and just mmm mmm good I can't even describe it.  It made me nervous seeing this super thin hot chocolate consistency batter go into the oven but within 10 minutes, it was already baking up and solidifying like a normal cake would.  When it came out, think "chocolate sponge cake" b/c that's how springy and moist this was.  And then there is the icing.  The glorious fudgey pour over top because it's just that easy frosting.  YUM!  Better than box.  Better than bakery from the store.  Just make the cake!  :)

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Siggy Spice's Ooey Gooey Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup Hershey's Cocoa Powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water

Heat oven to 350°F.

Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin and look like hot chocolate - don't be scared). Pour batter into prepared 9"x13" pan.

Bake 33-38 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool completely before frosting.

Gooey, Sticky, Fudgy Chocolate Frosting

1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
6 TBSP powdered cocoa
2 TBSP oil (canola or vegetable) or shortening
2 TBSP butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp vanilla

Over medium heat, combine all ingredients EXCEPT vanilla, constantly stirring for about 7 minutes. Don't let the bottom scorch. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Let sit for about 5 minutes before pouring over cake.  Allow to cool completely before serving.