Makes a triple layer nine inch cake
Pre-heat oven to 350°F.Grease
and flour 3 - 9 inch cake pans.
Mix cocoa and boiling water, stir until smooth, set aside to
cool.
Sift
dry ingredients together, set aside.
In a large bowl beat butter sugar, eggs and vanilla together.
Alternately beat in the dry ingredients and the chocolate mixture.
Beat just until blended, do not overmix. Pour batter into the
three greased pans and bake for abour 30 minutes or until a cake
tester comes out clean. Remove cakes from oven and allow them
to set for 3-5 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on
a wire
rack before frosting.
Prepare filling by beating together cream, confectioner's sugar and
vanilla until stiff. Set aside
Prepare frosting by melting the butter and chocolates together over
low heat. Stir in the cream and mix until smooth. Remove the pan from
the heat and place it in a large bowl filled with ice. Using an electric
hand held mixer or a whisk
(trust me, the electric mixer will be much easier), beat in the confectioner's
sugar until the frosting holds a stiff shape. Chill.
Before you put the cake together, make sure that everything has completely
cooled. Divide the filling in two and spread it between the layers.
Frost sides and top with the choclate icing. Don't worry if some of
the filling oozes out the sides while you are frosting them, just mix
it into the frosting.
