the great chocolate cake

Name: The Great Chocolate Cake
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 6 large eggs (at room temp); 3 cup(s) sugar; 6 tablespoon(s) real unsalted butter (softened); 3 cup(s) vegetable oil; 1 1/2 cup(s) unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder; 1 1/2 cup(s) buttermilk; 3 teaspoon(s) real vanilla extract; 6 3/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 4 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 4 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 3 cup(s) boiling water; 3 cup(s) regular or semi sweet chocolate chips

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Janet Scott

Wittmann, AZ

Updated on Nov 11, 2012

Actually this was a 6 layer cake but my hubby and I ate one to make sure it was good. Our neighbor came over to taste test and about fell off his chair. "It's a sign" There was no way we could eat all this cake so I gifted our local hardware store. A customer approached the counter and asked if it was real! LOL

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yield 16 - 24

Ingredients

6 large eggs (at room temp)
3 cups sugar
6 tablespoons real unsalted butter (softened)
3 cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
3 teaspoons real vanilla extract
6 3/4 cups all purpose flour
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
4 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups boiling water
3 cups regular or semi sweet chocolate chips

How To Make the great chocolate cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour six 8" round baking pans.

Step 2

Add first seven ingredients into a mixing bowl, mixing well in between each ingredient.
Step 3

Sift flour, baking powder and soda, and salt and add to the mixing bowl.
Step 4

Gently mix with a wooden spoon the boiling water. make sure everything is well blended.
Step 5

Pour batter equally into each of the pans.
Step 6

Sprinkle 1/2 cup chocolate chips on top of the batter in each pan.
Step 7

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Step 8

Let cakes cool for 10 minutes on a rack, then remove from pans. (the chocolate chips will need to set a bit first)
Step 9

Prepare your whipped cream frosting. I use "Pastry Pride" found at Smart & Final in Arizona, but you can buy already prepared whipped cream frosting in the bakery section at your local grocery bakery.
Step 10

After CAREFULLY stacking your layers, adding your whipped cream frosting between each one, use long wooden skewers to help hold them in place. (I used three).
Step 11

Put in the frig to set up a bit before you continue with the exterior frosting.
Step 12

After you finished the exterior frosting you can compliment yourself on making such a giant delicious cake! You can also use a chocolate fudge frosting!
Step 13

Enjoy! ***Do what I did, eat one and stack 5! LOL ***You can also make 2 three layer cakes.
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