Grandmothers' Chocolate Cake
| Yield: | 10 Servings |
| Categories: | Cakes |
| 1 1/2 | c | + 1 tablespoon cocoa powder |
| 1 1/4 | c | Boiling water |
| 1 1/2 | c | Cake flour |
| 1 1/2 | c | + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour |
| 1 1/4 | ts | baking powder |
| 1 1/4 | ts | Baking soda |
| 5 | Ounces sweet butter, softened | |
| 2 3/4 | c | Brown sugar |
| 3 | lg | Eggs |
| 1 1/4 | c | Buttermilk |
| 1 1/4 | ts | Vanilla |
| Bittersweet Chocolate Frosting (see recipe) | ||
| BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE FROSTI | ||
| 4 | Ounces bittersweet chocolate | |
| 8 | Ounces unsweetened chocolate | |
| 8 | Ounces sweet butter | |
| 3 1/2 | c | Powdered sugar |
| pn | Salt | |
| 2 | ts | Vanilla |
| 7/8 | c | (1 cup minus 2 tablespoons) milk |
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