Ingredients: |
Ingredients: Cake:
1 cup unsifted unsweetened cocoa
2 cups boiling water
2 3/4 cups sifted (sift before measuring) all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Frosting:
1 pkg. (6 oz.) semisweet-chocolate pieces
1/2 cup light cream
1 cup butter or margarine
2 1/2 cups unsifted confectioners sugar
Filling:
1 cup heavy cream, chilled
1/4 cup unsifted confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
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Directions: |
Directions:Cake:
In medium bowl, combine unsweetened cocoa with 2 cups bowling water, mixing with wire whisk until smooth. Cool completely. Sift flour with soda, salt, and baking powder. Preheat oven to 350º. Grease well and lightly flour three 9x1x1/2-inch layer-cake pans.
In large bowl of electric mixer, at high speed, beat butter with sugar, eggs and vanilla, scraping bowl occasionally, until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. At low speed, beat in the flour mixture (in fourths), alternately with cocoa mixture (in thirds). Begin and end with flour mixture. Do not over beat.
Divide evenly into pans; smooth top with spatula. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until surface springs back when gently pressed with fingertip. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Carefully loosen sides with spatula. Remove from pans; cool on racks.
Frosting and Filling:
In medium sauce pan, combine chocolate pieces, cream, butter; stir over medium heat until smooth. Remove from heat. With whisk, blend in 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar. Turn into bowl: place over ice. Beat until frosting holds shape. Make filling. Whip cream with sugar and vanilla.
To assemble: on a plate, place a layer, top side down; spread with half of cream. Place second layer, top side down; spread with rest of cream. Place third layer, top side up.
To frost cake: with metal spatula, frost sides first covering whipped cream, use rest of frosting on top, swirling decoratively. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
To cut, use a thin-edged sharp knife; slice with sawing motion. Serves 10 to 12. |
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