Best Chocolate Cake With Creamy Chocolate Frosting

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   Preheat oven to 350F

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   Grease three eight inch cake pans.

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   Line bottom with wax paper.

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   Grease and flour paper.

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   Heat milk and coffee in a small sauce pan until bubbles form around edge.

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   Add to cocoa and whisk until smooth.

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   Whisk in sour cream.

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   cool.

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   In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.

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    Beat butter in mixing bowl until light.

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    Gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy.

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    Beat in eggs one at a time.

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    Add vanilla.

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    At low speed gradually beat in dry ingredients alternately with Chocolate mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.

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    Beat at medium speed 2 minutes.

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    Pour into prepared pans.

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    Bake 25 minutes, until top springs back when lightly when lightly touched.

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    Cool pan on wire rack ten minutes.

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    Invert cakes onto rack.

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    Remove paper and cool completely, right side up.

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    Creamy Fudge Frosting:.

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    Heat Chocolate, sugar and cream, stirring constantly, in saucepan over medium heat until smooth.

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    Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.

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    Transfer to mixer bowl, and place in larger bowl of ice water.

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    Let stand, stirring occasionally, until cold and thick.

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    Remove from ice bath.

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    Gradually beat in butter at high speed; beat until fluffy and stiff enough to hold it's shape.

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    Place 1 layer on cake plate and spread with 3/4 cup frosting.

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    Top second with second layer and another 3/4 cup frosting.

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    Spread Top and sides with remaining frosting.

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    Makes twelve servings.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.