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preheat over to 350 degrees.
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grease and flour 9 x 13 inch pan.
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combine sugar and flour.
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put butter, water and cocoa powder in a sauce pan, bring to boil, then combine with sugar and flour mixture.
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whisk milk, vanilla, baking soda and eggs together, then add to the rest of the mixed ingredients.
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bake for 20-25 minutes, when the cake starts to shrink away from the sides of the pan it is done.
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make frosting 5 minutes before the cake is supposed to come out of the over so it will be ready to frost at the right time.
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for frosting:
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place butter, cocoa and milk in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
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remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.
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stir in the powdered sugar, 1/2 a cup at a time until the frostign is thickened but pourable.
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Pour over the hot cake.
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alternative frosting if you want to frost when the cake is cooled:
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1/2 cup butter, salted.
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1 cup white sugar.
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1/3 cup cream.
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1/2 cup chocolate chips.
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1 tsp vanilla.
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bring butter, sugar and cream to boil in a saucepan. Lower heat to medium and cook for 2 minutes.
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add in chocolate chips and stir until chips are melted.
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remove from heat and add vanilla.
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pour over cake.
