Fudgy chocolate layer cake

Yield: 12 servings

Measure Ingredient
1¾ cup Flour
1 cup Minus 1 TBSP unsw cocoa powd
1¼ teaspoon Baking soda
¾ cup Butter, soft
⅔ cup Sugar
⅔ cup Brown sugar
2 \N Eggs
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1½ cup Buttermilk
\N \N Frosting and garnish
½ cup Butter, soft
1 cup 10x sugar
3 ounces Unsw choc, melted
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 \N Chocolate shavings

preheat oven to 350. line bottoms of two 9" round cake pans with waxed paper. greast paper and sides of pans. dust with flour 2. mix flour, cocoa, soda. in another bowl beat butter, sugar, brown sugar at med speed til light anf fluffy. add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. add vanilla 3. at low speed, alternately beat flour mixture and buttermilk into butter mixutre just till blended. divide buatter equally between prepared pans. 4. bake cakes til a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30mins. transfer to wire racks to cool for 10 mins. turn out onto racks. remove paper. turn layers top side up and cool. 5. to prepare frosting, beat butter and 10x sugar at med speed till light and fluffy. add melted chocolate and vanilla, cont beating til shiny and smooth. 6. place 1 cake layer on serving plate;srpead with frosting. top with rem cake layer. spread frosting on top and sides of cake. let cake stand for at least 30 mins before sprinking with chocolate shavings. Submitted By J.

BARRETT On 01-14-95

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