Snoop Dogg's Chocolate Cake – Rosanna Pansino

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• ¾ cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
• 24 tablespoons (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 5 cups confectioner’s sugar
• ½ cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract