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Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake

Course Cakes, Desserts
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup - 1 tbs. cocoa powder
  • 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks) softened
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Frosting and Garnish

  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar sifted
  • 3 oz unsweetened chocolate (3 squares) melted
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • chocolate shavings (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350*F. Line bottom of two 9-inch round cake pans with waxed paper. Greased paper and sides of pans. Dust with flours.
  • 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, on at a time, beating weel after heach addition. Add vanilla.
  • At low speed, alternately beet flour mixture and buttermilk into butter mixture just until blended. Divide batter equally between prepared pans.
  • Bake cakes until a toothpack 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 payers 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 iwht chocolate shavings and slicing.