Dark Chocolate Cake

Made this cake for my sons birthday...Was super soft and moist.

Recipe Source here and here
For the Cake:
All purpose flour- 1 3/4 cup
Sugar - 2 cups
Cocoa powder - 3/4 cup
Baking powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Baking soda - 1 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Eggs - 2 nos
Milk - 1 cup
Vegetable oil - 1/2 cup
Vanilla extract - 2 tsp
Boiling water - 1 cup

Method of Preparation:
1. Heat oven to 350 degree F. Grease and flour baking pan.
2. In a large bowl combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium for 2 mts. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin).
4. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 mts, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
5. Set aside to cool completely.

Butter-Cream frosting:

Butter - 6 tbs
Cocoa - 1/3 cup (for light flavor or you can add up to 1/2 cup for a richer flavor)
Confectioner's sugar - 2 2/3 cup
Milk - 1/3 cup
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

Method of Preparation:
1. Cream the butter and blend in cocoa and sugar, alternatively with milk.
2. Beat to spreading consistency.
3. Blend in the vanilla extract.
4. Makes 2 cups of frosting.

Assemble The cake:
Once the cake is at the room temperature, frost the cake with the butter cream. Added few cherries and sliced Almonds on top.