Perfect Chocolate Cake

• 1 c. cocoa
• 2 c. boiling water
• 1 c. butter or margarine, softened
• 2 1/2 c. sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• Whipped Cream Filling
• Perfect Chocolate Frosting

1. Combine cocoa and boiling water, stirring until smooth; set aside.
2. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Combine flour, soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl; add to creamed mixture alternately with cocoa mixture, beating at low speed of electric mixer, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
5. Stir in vanilla.
6. Do not overbeat. Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 350u0b0 for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
7. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
8. Spread Whipped Cream Filling between layers; spread top and sides of cake with Perfect Chocolate Frosting.
9. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
10. Makes one 3 layer cake.

cocoa, boiling water, butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, vanilla extract, cream filling, chocolate frosting

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=765659 (may not work)