Moist Chocolate Cake

everyone should have a no fail chocolate cake recipe. a simple and quick recipe that can be mixed minutes and turn out absolutely yumm. the kind of recipe that can be frosted whichever way you want and can be turned into absolutely fabulous party cakes or pastries.
So when i saw this recipe, i knew i had to try it because it looked so easy and yet so yummy. And after trying it i was immediately reminded of the pilsburry cake mix cakes that i used to bake in my teens...but without the mix, it tasted just the same...moist chocolaty goodness...
this is the hershey's moist chocolate cake recipe, but i first saw it on this page. I've halved the recipe as even this much makes quite a lot (a 6 inch round cake)

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder
¾ tsp baking powder
¾ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 egg
½ cup milk
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup boiling water

Method :

Heat oven to 180°c. Grease and flour your baking pans.

Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs, oil, milk and vanilla; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin).

Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake for 30 – 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan.

Let the cake cool completely before icing as desired. 

first time i tried this recipe i frosted it with hazelnut ganache

the other two pictures the left one is a simple ganache with sliced strawberries in the centre and top. and the right one is a very impromtu icing of coffee whipped cream and chocolate ganache (but it was still delicious )

i'm telling you this recipe has never failed me as of yet. and hopefully will not in the future.would love to try it for a black forest cake next.