Hershey's Chocolate Cake- High Altitude

My "Go-To" Birthday Cake. Happy 3rd Birthday to my little boy. And thanks to adjustments needed at 7000', we managed to have a successful cake with no sunken hole in the middle!

2 c. minus 2 Tbsp. sugar
1 3/4 c. flour
3/4 c. Hershey's cocoa
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 large eggs
1 c. plus 2 Tbsp. milk
1/2 c. canola oil
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. boiling water

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9" round pans. (I also bake this in a 9 x 13 pan occasionally). Stir together sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat with a mixer for 2 minutes. Carefully stir in boiling water. Pour into pans.

Bake 30-35 minutes until toothpick in the center comes out clean.

Frost with Chocolate Frosting.

High Altitude Buttermilk Biscuits

These biscuits bake perfectly at 7000 ft.

Ingredients:
2 c. flour
6 Tbsp. salted butter
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 c. buttermilk, plus extra for brushing

Cut in butter with dry ingredients until pea-sized crumbs are formed. Add buttermilk and stir just until combined.
Knead 2-3 times. Roll 1/2 inch thick and cut into 2-inch rounds.
Bake on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. (This is key to not burning the bottom!)

Bake at 450 degrees for 15-17 minutes.

Enjoy with REAL butter and homemade apple butter.