Preparation Steps

• Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan. You can also use baking spray with flour.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Add the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes, or until well combined. The batter will be thin.
• Carefully pour the boiling water into the batter and stir until smooth. The batter will be very thin at this point, which is normal.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached.
• Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Once the cake is completely cool, frost with your favorite chocolate frosting, or dust with powdered sugar.