Ladies Home Journal - Their Best Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 2/3 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup whipping cream
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 6 tablespoons butter, at room temperature

Recipe

• 1 cake: place the cocoa powder in a small saucepan.
• 2 gradually stir in the buttermilk.
• 3 turn on heat and bring to a boil, stirring nonstop until smooth.
• 4 let stand until completely cooled.
• 5 in a large bowl beat the butter until creamy.
• 6 slowly add the sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• 7 add the eggs and mix well.
• 8 add vanilla and blend.
• 9 add all of the dry ingredients.
• 10 stir.
• 11 add the cooled cocoa mixture and beat until well blended.
• 12 bake in two 9" cake pans for 28-30 minutes.
• 13 cool completely.
• 14 frosting: bring the powdered sugar and the cream to a full boil in a medium-size saucepan, stirring until smooth.
• 15 remove from heat.
• 16 add the chocolate and stir until completely smooth.
• 17 add vanilla and mix.
• 18 stir occasionally until the mixture has the consistency of thick mayonnaise.
• 19 beat the butter until creamy and gradually blend the butter and chocolate mixture together.
• 20 frost the cake.