2 c  Flour

      1 ts Salt

      1 ts Baking powder

      2 ts Baking soda

    3/4 c  Unsweetened cocoa

      2 c  Sugar

      1 c  Oil

      1 c  Hot coffee

      1 c  Milk

      2    Eggs

      1 ts Vanilla extract

           Favorite Icing:
      1 c  Milk

      5 tb Flour

    1/2 c  Butter, softened

    1/2 c  Shortening

      1 c  Sugar

      1 ts Vanilla extract

           For cake, sift together dry
           -ingredients in a mixing
           -bowl.
           Add oil, coffee and milk;
           -mix at medium speed for 2
           Minutes.  Add eggs and
           -vanilla; beat 2 more
           -minutes (batter
           Will be thin).  Pour into 2
           -greased and floured 9" cake
           Pans.  Bake at 325 degrees
           -for 25-30 minutes.  Cool
           -cakes
     15    Minutes before removing from

           -pans. Cool on wire racks.
           Meanwhile, for icing,
           -combine the milk and flour
           -in a
           Saucepan; cook until thick.
           -Cover and refrigerate.  In
           -a
           Mixing bowl, beat butter,
           -shortening, sugar and
           -vanilla
           Until creamy.  Add chilled
           -milk/flour mixture and beat
           -for
     10    Minutes. Frost cooled cake.

  Cake:
  From:  "Taste of Home" Magazine Posted by: Debbie Carlson - Cooking Echo