Kraken Cake - Pankobunny

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
• 4 cups unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract or seeds from 1 vanilla bean
• 10 cups confectioner’s sugar
• black and blue food coloring
• 1 cup black fondant
• 3 lollipop sticks or bamboo skewers