Rich Chocolate Cake Recipe

Here's my favorite chocolate cake recipe so far. It is adapted from Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate cake.

It is rich and chocolatey, but is also dense so I'm still looking for a chocolate cake recipe that is lighter.

Ingredients for one 8-inch cake pan:

1 cup sugar
14 tbsp all purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
6 tbsp cocoa powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup boiling water

Procedures:

Preheat oven to 177 degrees Celsius. Grease and flour a round 8-inch cake pan.
In a bowl, mix together all dry ingredients.
In another bowl, mix together all wet ingredients EXCEPT boiling water.
Add wet ingredients to the dry ones. Using an electric mixer, beat on medium speed, about 2 minutes.
Stir in boiling water. Mix until well combined.
Pour into the floured cake pan and bake 35 to 40 minutes.
Cool in pan for ten minutes before removing. When completely cooled, frost with frosting of your choice.