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1 c. cocoa 2 c. boiling water 1 c. butter or margarine, softened 4 eggs 2 1/2 c. sugar 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 3/4 c. all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt Whipped Cream Filling Rich Chocolate Frosting Combine cocoa and boiling water, stirring until smooth; set aside. Cream butter. Gradually add sugar, beating well, at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add egg, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add to creamed mixture alternately with cocoa mixture, beating at low speed, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in vanilla. Do not overbeat. Line three 9-inch greased cake pans with wax paper; grease and flour wax paper. Pour batter into cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, peel off wax paper and cool layers completely on wire racks. Spread Whipped Cream Filling between layers. Spread Rich Chocolate Frosting on top and sides of cake. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Whipped Cream Filling: 1 c. whipped cream 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/4 c. sifted powdered sugar Beat whipping cream and vanilla until foamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Chill. Yields about 2 cups. Rich Chocolate Frosting: 1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate morsels 3/4 c. butter or margarine 1/2 c. half and half 2 1/2 c. sifted powdered sugar Combine first 3 ingredients in a heavy saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring, until chocolate melts. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar, mixing well. Set the saucepan in ice and beat at low speed until frosting holds its shape and loses its gloss. Add a few more drops of half and half, if needed, to make spreading consistency. This recipe is from an actual cookbook printed by Fundcraft Publishing! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: Cookbooks.com! Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |