Sift together all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add oil, coffee and milk; mix at medium speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla; beat 2 more minutes. Pour into two greased and floured 9" cake pans (or two 8-inch cake pans and 6 muffin cups)

Bake at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Meanwhile make favorite icing...

1 c milk

5T all purpose flour

1/2C butter softened

1/2 C shortening

1 C sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

For icing combine milk and flour in a saucepan and cook until thick . Cover and refrigerate. In a medium mixing bowl, beat butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add chilled milk/flour mixture. beat for 10 minutes..no less

Frost cooled cake. Can refrigerate cake when cool...