Salted Caramel-Chocolate Fudge Cake

From Sandra's mom.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1  cup boiling water
• 1  cup  cocoa
• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1⁄4 cups buttermilk
• 1  cup chocolate chips
• 1⁄2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar
• 2  tablespoons milk
• 1  tablespoon vanilla
• 2  cups butter
• 2  cups icing sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  course sea salt

Directions

1. In a bowl whisk 1 cup boiling water 1 cup cocoa.
2. In a separate bowl 3/4 cup butter 1 ½ cups brown sugar ½ cup sugar.
3. Beat until fluffy add 2 eggs 1 t vanilla.
4. Beat in cocoa mixture and add 1 3/4 cup flour 1 1/4 t baking soda 1 1/4 cup buttermilk.
5. Beat and pour in 2 8" cake pans greased and line the bottom with parchment paper.
6. Bake 25-30 minutes Cool 10 minutes then remove from pan.
7. FROSTING Melt 1 cup chocolate chips, cool, set aside.
8. In a bowl, stir ½ cup dark brown sugar ½ cup light brown sugar 2 T milk 1 T vanilla, let stand.
9. In a separate bowl beat until fluffy 2 cups butter.
10. Add Brown sugar mixture and chocolate, gradually beat in 2 cups icing sugar.
11. Beat till fluffy 3 minutes.
12. Put cake together with 1 cup frosting spreading frosting on sides and top of the cakes.
13. Sprinkle with ½ t coarse sea salt.