Hurry Up Chocolate Cake

For the cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 baking dish and set aside.

3. Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a mixer.

4. Add eggs, buttermilk, and oil and mix until completely incorporated.

5. Slowly pour in boiling water and mix as your pour. Batter will be very thin!

6. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes. (Honestly, I bake this cake at 50 minutes EVERY time and I don’t even pay attention to it because it WORKS!)

7. Remove the cake from the oven when a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

8. Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting:

1. Melt chocolate squares and butter in a saucepan until completely smooth.

2. Remove from heat and add egg and vanilla. Whip until incorporated with a wooden spoon.

3. Add powdered sugar and continue stirring until it becomes a smooth and velvety icing.

4. Stir in the hot coffee and, if you need to, more powdered sugar until the frosting slides off your spoon (not quickly but a “normal” frosting consistency—it’s all about the touch!).

5. Frost the cake and dig in!

Serves 15 (BIG slices!) in my household, or makes 30 cupcakes!