Chocolate Cake recipe by Michie

Ingredients

• 3 cups cake flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 ½ cups cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons fine salt
• 4 large eggs
• 1 ½ cups buttermilk
• 1 ½ cups warm water
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
• 1 ½ cups butter softened
• 225 grams cream cheese softened
• 3 teaspoons vanilla essence
• 7-8 cups Icing sugar
• about ¼ cup milk as