Supreme Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup baking cocoa
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) carton whipped cream cheese
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 in mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. beat in vanilla. in a bowl, whisk cocoa and water until smooth; stir in buttermilk.
• 2 sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with cocoa mixture. beat until smooth.
• 3 pour into three greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans. bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
• 4 for frosting, in mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until light. add 1/2 cup confectioners sugar; mix well. add the vanilla, cream and remaining sugar; beat until frosting reaches desired consistency. place one cooled cake layer on a serving plate; spread with a third of the frosting. repeat layers twice. garnish with maraschino cheeries and mint if desired. refrigerate leftovers.