Betty's Best Chocolate Cake With Double Frosting
Instructions
In a small saucepan, combine cup plus 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, 1 cup boiling water, and 2 tablespoons butter. Stir until smooth and set aside. Place 2 cups sugar and 2 cups self-rising flour in a large mixing bowl and stir until well-blended. Add cocoa mixture and cup butter. Use an electric mixer on medium speed to blend. Add cup buttermilk, 2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes with electric mixer. Ladle batter into 3 greased and floured 8-inch cake pans that have lined with waxed paper on the bottom. (I used 8 -inch cake pans, resulting in thinner layers and shortened cooking time.) Bake at 350 degrees (F) for approximately 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. (My cake layers took only 20 minutes, since they were in 8 -inch pans.) Cool cake in pans for about 10 minutes, and then cool completely on racks. Spread Betty's Never Fail White Icing between the layers and on top of cake. Let the icing set up before continuing. (You may find it useful to refrigerate the cake for a couple of hours.) Spread Betty's Rich Chocolate Frosting over top and sides of the cake. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired. Let cake frosting set up before serving. This is a gorgeous cake that is my very favorite! I hope you enjoy it!!! Happy New Year 2011! Love, Betty
