Recipe By : Great American Home Baking
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:45
Categories : Cakes
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1 c Unsweetened cocoa powder --
- less 1 tb
1 1/4 ts Baking soda
1/8 ts Salt
3/4 c Butter -- softened
2/3 c Sugar
2/3 c Brown sugar -- firmly packed
2 lg Eggs
2 ts Vanilla extract
1 1/2 c Buttermilk
Frosting And Cream:
1/2 c Butter -- softened
1 1/2 c Confectioner's sugar -- sifted
3 oz Unsweetened chocolate -- melted
2 ts Vanilla extract
Chocolate shavings (optional)
This recipe is for chocolate lovers only. Chocolate overload!
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line bottom of two 9" round cake pans with
waxed paper. Grease paper and side of pans. Dust with flour.
Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, beat
butter, sugar, and brown sugar at medium speed until light and
fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add
vanilla.
At low speed, alternate beat flour mixture and buttermilk into butter
mixture just until blended. Divide batter equally between prepared
pans.
Bake cakes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean,
25 to 30 minutes. Transfer pans wire racks to cool for 10 minutes.
Turn out into racks. Remove paper. Turn layers top side and cool
completely.
To prepare frosting, beat butter and confectioner's sugar at medium
until light and fluffy. Add melted chocolate and vanilla; continue
beating until shiny and smooth.
Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with frosting. Top with
remaiining cake layer. Spread with frosting on top and sides of cake.
Let cake stand for at least 30 minutes before sprinkling with
chocolate shavings and slicing.
