Deep Dark Chocolate Cake

Beth's very favorite that she always has for her birthday.  I also call this - Double Chocolate Almond Fudge Cake.  This is the scratch recipe I like to use. If you want a plain chocolate cake, don’t put in
the almond extract, use vanilla instead.  You can also use the Doctored up cake from The Cake Doctor.

2 cups sugar
1 ¾ cups flour
¾ cup Cocoa (I like the Hersheys European Style)
1 ½ tsp. Baking powder
1 ½ tsp. Baking soda
1 tsp. Salt
2 eggs
1 cup whole milk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 tsp. Vanilla or 1 tsp. Almond extract
1 cup boiling water

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or one 9x13-inch pan. In large mixer bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes. Remove from mixer; stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour baqtter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with the Chocolate Cream Cheese frosting. Decorate with chocolate curls or whatever.