Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Frosting

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2017

Desserts or Baked Goods
Chocolate
Cakes
    

Making an impressive layer cake doesn’t have to be intimidating. Using the right tools and our tested techniques, you can have a beautifully frosted cake in 10 steps.

SERVES8 to 10

TIME1½ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Frosting

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Three kinds of chocolate—unsweetened, milk, and cocoa powder—work together to make a moist, rich frosted cake with flavor that reads more “chocolate” than “sweet.” The frosting came together in just a couple of minutes with the help of the ...

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