Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake with Cocoa Frost

• 3 cups flour, all-purpose
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups water cold
• 1 cup corn oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate (semi-sweet) semi-sweet chips
• 1/2 cup butter unsalted, plus 2 t, room temperature
• 5 cups powdered sugar
• 8 tablespoons milk whole
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder plus 3 t

1. For Cake: Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
2. Butter and flour three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2 inch-high sides.
3. Sift first 5 ingredients into medium bowl.
4. Mix water, oil and vanilla in large bowl.
5. Whisk in dry ingredients.
6. Divide batter among pans.
7. Sprinkle 1/2 cup chocolate chips over batter in each pan.
8. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
9. Cool cakes in pans on racks 15 minutes.
10. Cut around pan sides to loosen cakes.
11. Turn cakes out; cool completely.
12. For Frosting: Beat butter in large bowl until fluffy.
13. Gradualy beat in 3 cups sugar.
14. Beat in 6 tablespoons milk and vanilla.
15. Add cocoa and remaining 2 cups sugar; beat until blended, thinning with more milk if necessary.
16. Place 1 cake layer, chocolate-chips side up, on platter.
17. Spread 23 cup frosting over.
18. Top with second cake layer, chocolate-chips side up.
19. Spread 23 cup frosting over.
20. Top with remaining cake layer, chocolate-chips side down.
21. Spread frosting over sides and top of cake.

flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, salt, water cold, corn oil, vanilla, chocolate, butter, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, cocoa powder

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake-co-36657 (may not work)