Triple Layer Chocolate Cake
Servings: 14 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder do not sift
- 2 cups boiling water
- 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In a medium bowl, combine cocoa with boiling water, mix until smooth and cool to room temperature.
- Grease and flour sides of 3 9" cake pans, line bottoms with parchment paper.
- Sift together flour, soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla at high speed until light, about 5 minutes.
- Reduce mixer to low speed and alternate flour mixture (in 4ths) with cocoa mixture (in 3rds) beginning and ending with the flour. DO NOT OVERBEAT.
- Scrape sides and bottom of mixing bowl, beat additional 15 seconds to make sure batter is completely mixed.
- Divide batter evenly between cake pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until pick comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached.
- Cool in pans for 10 minutes then invert onto wire rack and cool completely. Remove parchment paper before frosting.