CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE WITH FROSTING

Chocolate Layer Cake with Frosting image

Win the Best Cake Ever Award with our Chocolate Layer Cake with Frosting! Top your chocolate layer cake with silver pearl sprinkles for an elegant finish.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 1h40m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2-1/2 cups butter, softened, divided
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
6 eggs
3 tsp. vanilla, divided
2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted, divided
2-2/3 cups flour
3/4 cup almonds, ground
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup boiling water
3 cups powdered sugar
3 Tbsp. milk
1 Tbsp. silver pearl sprinkles

Steps:

Heat oven to 350ºF.
Spray 2 (9-inch) round pans with cooking spray; cover bottoms with parchment. Beat 1-1/2 cups butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each. Add 2 tsp. vanilla and half the melted chocolate; mix well. Add flour, nuts and baking powder; beat until blended. Blend in boiling water. Pour into prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min. Invert cakes onto wire racks; remove pans. Carefully peel off paper on top of cakes. Cool cakes completely.
Meanwhile, beat remaining butter, remaining vanilla, powdered sugar and milk in large bowl with mixer until creamy. Add remaining melted chocolate; beat until fluffy.
Stack cake layers on plate, filling layer with half the frosting. Frost top with remaining frosting. Top with silver sugar pearls.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 630, Fat 39 g, SaturatedFat 22 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 145 mg, Sodium 320 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 7 g