Craveable Chocolate Cake With Fantastic Frosting

Submitted by hellomisskitty83

"This is from the Martha Stewart Show. It is FANTASTIC. I have tried it in many different incarnations, my favorite so far is stirring in 2 tablespoons of instant espresso powder into the boiling water. A little tip, use the best cocoa you can find."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• cake

• 1⁄2 cup boiling water
• 3⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 cup milk
• 3 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups unsalted butter
• 2 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

• frosting

• 24 ounces chocolate chips
• 4 cups whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon light corn syrup

directions

1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees. This batter will fill 3, 8” baking rounds.
2. Add water to cocoa, blend.
3. Add milk to cocoa and water, stir.
4. Sift dry ingredients together.
5. Cream sugar, butter, add eggs (Pre-Beaten) add vanilla.
6. Add dry mixture alternately with chocolate mixture.
7. Bake for 35-40 Minutes, let cool, then FROST!
8. Frosting.
9. Stir together first two ingredients in heavy bottom saucepan on the lowest possible flame until melted. (This takes 30-35 minutes, depending on temperature of cream.)
10. Add Corn Syrup, stir.
11. Refrigerate until it reaches a frosting consistency.