Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake

 Lucas made this cake for his birthday and it turned out really yummy!

Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake

Ingredients: 

• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 squares (2 oz.) unsweetened chocolate
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
• 2 eggs at room temperature
• 3/4 cups whipping cream
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.  Grease and flour two 9 in. round cake pans.  
2. In saucepan, melt butter and chocolate, stirring over low heat.  
3. Combine flour, sugar, coca, baking soda and salt in large bowl of electric mixer.  Add chocolate mixture, buttermilk and eggs.  Beat on low speed for 1 minute, increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.  
4. Divide batter between cake pans.  
5. Bake until cakes spring back when gently pressed, 25-30 minutes.  Cool in pans 5 minutes, then invert onto wire rack.  
6. Meanwhile, bring cream just to a boil, remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips.  Mix until frosting is smooth and start to thicken.  
7. Place 1 cooled layer on cake plate.  Spread with 1/3 cup frosting.  Top with second layer.  Frost top and side of cake with remaining frosting.