Moist Chocolate Cake with Coffee

2 c All-purpose flour

1 ts Salt

1 ts Baking powder

2 ts Baking soda

3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa

2 c Sugar

1 c Vegetable oil

1 c Hot coffee

1 c Milk

2 Eggs

1 ts Vanilla extract

-------------------------------FAVORITE ICING------------------------------- 1 c Milk

5 tb All-purpose flour

1/2 c Butter, softened

1/2 c Shortening

1 c Sugar

1 ts Vanilla extract

Sift together dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Add oil, coffee, and milk; mix at medium speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla; beat 2 more minutes. (Batter will be thin.) Pour into 2 greased and floured 9"x1 1/2" cake pans. Bake at 325 for 25-30 minutes. Cool cakes 15 minutes before removing from pans. Cool on wire racks. Meanwhile, for icing, combine milk and flour in saucepan; cook until thick. Cover and refrigerate. In a mixing bowl, beat butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add chilled milk/flour mixture and beat for 10 minutes. Frost cooled cake.