Ingredients:
Cake Layers
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda
- 1/4 t salt
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cupgranulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 t vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup buttermilk
Frosting
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/3 cup boiling water
- 1 cup margarine
- 2 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
- 12 ounce semisweet chocolate
Preparation:
Plan cake layers: Preheat broiler to 350°F. Oil three 8-in. round cake dish. Line bottoms with waxed paper; oil paper. Dust skillet with flour.
. On another sheet of waxed paper, join flour, cocoa, heating pop, and salt. In extensive dish, with blender at low speed, beat margarine and cocoa and granulated sugars until mixed. Increment pace to high; beat 5 minutes or until pale and cushy, at times scratching dish with elastic spatula. Diminish velocity to medium-low; include eggs, 1 at once, beating great after every expansion. Beat in vanilla until mixed. Include flour mixture then again with buttermilk, starting and consummation with flour mixture; beat just until player is smooth, periodically scratching dish with elastic spatula.
Spoon player equally among arranged skillet. On the off chance that vital, stun container on 2 broiler racks, putting 2 on upper rack and 1 on lower rack, so top dish are not specifically above base one. Heat 22 to 25
minutes or until toothpick embedded in focus of cake confesses all out, wrap layers well and store at room temperature up to 1 day or stop up to 1 month. Convey to room temperature before icing cake.
In the mean time, get ready icing: In little bowl, consolidate cocoa and bubbling water. In extensive dish, with blender at medium-high velocity, beat spread and confectioners' sugar 5 minutes or until cushy. Decrease rate to medium-low; include dissolved chocolate, then cocoa mixture, beating until smooth and periodically scratching dish with elastic spatula. In the event that icing is excessively runny, refrigerate until sufficiently solid to spread.
Collect cake: Place 1 cake layer base side up on cake plate; spread with 1/3 container icing. Top with second layer, base side up; spread with 1/3 mug icing. Spot staying layer base side up on top. Spread staying icing over sides and top of cake