Best Chocolate Layer Cake You'll Ever Make
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Nothing says "celebration" like frosted chocolate layers-which may be the reason this cake has reappeared in Good Housekeeping countless times since 1927 (including a 1984 version made with mayo!). To contemporize this classic, we ramped up the richn
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Serves: 16
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Total Time: 1 hr 15 min
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Related: 20 Irresistible Chocolate Desserts
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Ingredients:
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Cake Layers
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- 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
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- 1 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa
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- 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
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- 3/4 cup(s) (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
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- 1 cup(s) packed brown sugar
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- 1 cup(s) granulated sugar
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- 3 large eggs
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- 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
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- 1 1/2 cup(s) low-fat buttermilk
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Frosting
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- 1/3 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa
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- 1/3 cup(s) boiling water
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- 1 cup(s) butter or margarine, softened
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- 2 tablespoon(s) confectioners' sugar
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- 12 ounce(s) semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
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