Gahb fudgy chocolate layer cake

12 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1¾ cup All-purpose flour
1 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder; less 1 tablespoon
1¼ teaspoon Baking soda
⅛ teaspoon Salt
¾ cup Butter; softened
⅔ cup Granulated sugar
⅔ cup Firmly packed brown sugar
2 larges Eggs
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
1½ cup Buttermilk -Frosting and Garnish---
½ cup Butter; softened
1½ cup Confectioner's sugar; sifted
3 ounces Unsweetened chocolate (3 squares); melted
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
Chocolate shavings; optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line bottoms of two 9-inch round cake pans with waxed paper. Grease paper and sides of pans. Dust with flour.

Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, beat butter, granulated 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, alternately beat flour mixture and buttermilk into butter mixture just until blended. Divide batter equally between prepared pans.

Bake cakes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer pans to wire racks to cool for 10 minutes. Turn out onto racks. Remove paper. Turn layers top-side up and cool completely.

To prepare frosting, beat butter and confectioners' sugar at medium speed 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 remaining cake layer. Spread frosting on top and sides of cake. Let cake stand for at least 30 minutes before sprinkling with cocolate shavings.

NOTES : 45 minutes preparation, 25-30 minutes baking.

Recipe by: Great American Home Baking Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 522 by "Valerie Whittle" <catspaw@...> on Jan 14, 1998

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