***Love Chocolate Cake

by modernhoney.com

INGREDIENTS

• Chocolate Cake:
• 1¾ cup Flour (2, 1/2 , 1/8)
• 1¾ cup Sugar (2, 1/2, 1/8)
• ¾ cup Cocoa (high quality) (1 1/8)
• 2 teaspoons Baking Soda (3)
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder (1.5)
• 1 teaspoon Salt (1.5)
• ½ cup Oil (canola or coconut oil)(3/4)
• 2 Eggs (3)
• 1 cup Buttermilk (1.5)
• 1½ teaspoons Vanilla ( 2 1/4)
• 1 cup Hot Water (1.5)
• Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (i didn't 1.5 X the frosting and it was plenty):
• 1½ cups Butter, softened
• 1 cup Cocoa
• 5 cups Powdered Sugar
• ⅓ cup Cream, Half n Half or Milk ( i added double)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. If you have a flour sifter, sift all dry ingredients.
3. In mixing bowl, beat oil, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla for 1 minute. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir until combined. Pour in hot water and mix together.
4. Spray two 8 or 9 inch cake pans with non-stick cooking spray. You can also use three 8 inch cake pans for this recipe. Pour batter evenly into each pan. Bake at 22-27 minutes. Place toothpick or cake tester in the center of cake to check if it comes out clean.
5. Let cool before frosting.
6. To make Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
7. In mixing bowl, cream together Butter, Cocoa, Powdered Sugar, and Cream until light and fluffy. You may want to add more cream or milk depending on consistency. Once cake has cooled and has been removed from pans, frost each layer with frosting.
8. Top with chocolate shavings, chocolate chips, sprinkles, M & M's or whatever your heart desires.
9. This is one baked good that gets even better the next day, if covered.
10. *If you would like to make a triple layer cake, 1½ times the recipe and use three 8 or 9 inch cake pans.

Notes: I 1 1/2 times this cake to make a triple layer. I also put cakes immediately in the freezer after I bakes for 1 hour.

I made the cake, including frosting, one night and left in covered in refrigerator over night and had the next day and it was great.