Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Buttercream

Ingr edients 2 cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup cocoa powder 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1½ teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon espresso powder 2 large eggs 1 cup hot water 1 cup milk ½ cup vegetable 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Raspberry Buttercream Frosting Recipe Frozen or Fresh Raspberry's 5 Cups Caster/Powdered Sugar 1 Stick Butter i.e. 1 Cup Instructions: Preheat oven to 170º C. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by buttering and lightly flouring For the chocolate cake Sieve flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a large bowl. Add Sugar and espresso powder. Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs (1 at a time), and vanilla extract to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined. Carefully add boiling water to the cake batter until well combined. Distribute cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, unt...