Yost Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons baking soda 
• 0.5 cup butter at room temperature
• 1 cup buttermilk 
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar 
• 2  eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup heavy cream 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1 cup vegetable oil 
• 1 cup water hot
• 2 cups sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• whisk
• hand mixer
• toothpicks
• cake form

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.
2. Whisk buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, 1/3 cup cocoa powder, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
3. Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a separate bowl.
4. Add dry ingredients to buttermilk mixture and whisk in hot water.
5. Spread batter in prepared cake pan.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until set and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean or with moist crumbs, about 35 minutes.
7. Let cool.
8. Beat confectioners' sugar, cream, butter, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl using an electric mixer until frosting is smooth and creamy.
9. Spread onto cooled cake.