Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray three 8 inch cake pan with baking spray. Line the bottoms with parchment circles. Spray again.
In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour and cocoa powder. Mix in sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
2 ½ cups All-purpose flour, 1 ¾ cup White granulated sugar, 1 cup Dutch process cocoa powder, 2 ½ teaspoon Baking powder, 1 ½ teaspoon Baking soda, 1 teaspoon Salt
In a separate bowl, mix the oil, vanilla, eggs, and Kefir milk . Heat the water on the stove until steaming. Very slowly add in the hot water into the wet ingredients.
¾ cup Oil, 1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract, 4 Large eggs, 1 cup Lifeway Kefir Plain Whole Milk, 1 cup Hot water
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry. Mix until combined.
Pour the cake batter into the three cake pans evenly. Bake for 28-34 minutes. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let the cakes sit in the hot pans for 10 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely.