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Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake with Cocoa Frost

A home-style Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake with Cocoa Frost made with Flour, Sugar, Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, Baking Soda, and Salt. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Ingredients

• 3 cup
• 2 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 2 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 2 cup
• 1 cup
• 1 tbsp
• 1 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 5 cup
• 8 tbsp
• 1 1/4 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   For Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1-1/2-inch-high sides.

2. 2

   Sift first 5 ingredients into medium bowl. Mix water, oil and vanilla in large bowl. Whisk in dry ingredients.

3. 3

   Divide batter among pans.

4. 4

   Sprinkle 1/2 cup chocolate chips over batter in each pan.

5. 5

   Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.

6. 6

   Cool cakes in pans on racks 15 minutes.

7. 7

   Cut around pan sides to loosen cakes.

8. 8

   Turn cakes out; cool completely.

9. 9

   For Frosting: Beat butter in large bowl until fluffy.

10. 10

    Place 1 cake layer, chocolate-chips side up, on platter.

11. 11

    Spread 2/3 cup frosting over.

12. 12

    Top with second cake layer, chocolate-chips side up.

13. 13

    Spread 2/3 cup frosting over.

14. 14

    Top with remaining cake layer, chocolate-chips side down.

15. 15

    Spread frosting over sides and top of cake.