Claim Jumper'S Chocolate Motherlode Cake

• 6 eggs
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter (softened)
• 3 cups vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 3/4 cups flour
• 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups boiling water
• 3 cups chocolate chips

1. Add first seven ingredients into a mixing bowl, mixing well in between each ingredient.
2. Sift flour, baking powder and soda, and salt and add to mixing bowl.
3. Fold the boilingwater into the ingredients in the mixing bowl.
4. Mix well.
5. Grease and flour six 8" round baking pans.
6. Pour batter equally into each of the pans.
7. Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips into each pan.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
9. Let cakes cool for 10 minutes on a rack, then remove from pans.
10. When completely cool, ice with Chocolate Motherlode Frosting (recipe#109447).
11. Coat with nuts if desired.
12. Cake will keep for 3 days if covered and chill.
13. Serve at room temperature.

eggs, sugar, butter, vegetable oil, cocoa, buttermilk, vanilla, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, boiling water, chocolate chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/claim-jumpers-chocolate-motherlode-cake-109260 (may not work)