1 c Cocoa
2 c Boiling water
1 c Margarine
2 1/2 c Sugar
4 Eggs
2 3/4 c Flour
2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
== 1 c Whipping cream
1 ts Vanilla extract
1/4 c Powdered sugar
== 6 oz Semisweet chocolate
1/2 c Half and half
3/4 c Butter
2 1/2 c Powdered sugar
Recipe by: Southern Living Five Star Recipe Perfect Chocolate Cake: Combine cocoa and boiling water, stirring until smooth; set aside. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time. Combine flour, soda, baking powder, and salt in bowl; add to mixture alternately with cocoa mixture. Stir in vanilla. Use two 10″ pans. Bake 350 degrees for 30 ~ 40 minutes. WHIPPPED CREAM FILLING: Beat whipping cream and vanilla until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar. Makes 1 cup. PERFECT CHOCOLATE FROSTING: Combine first three ingredients in saucepan; cook until chocolate melts. Remove from heat; add powdered sugar. Set pan in ice, and beat until frosting holds it shape and loses it gloss. Add a few more drops of half/half if needed to make spreading consistency. Makes 2 1/2 cups —–