Poutine Cake

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of two greased 8-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease parchment.
• In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk eggs, oil and vanilla; stir into flour mixture. Stir in boiling water; batter will be thin.
• Transfer to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove paper. Cool completely.
• For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in milk, vanilla and salt. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Spread frosting between cake layers and over top and sides of cake. Using cookies, decorate cake as desired to look like french-fried potatoes. Drop candy coating by tablespoonfuls to resemble cheese curds. Drizzle with ice cream topping to resemble gravy.