Fat Ass Chocolate Cake

Ok, this cake is so not healthy. Nor was it intended to be. Sweden masters most desserts, but there are two things that do not exist here. Chocolate cake and American style cookies. Cookies are up next, but let's start with this baby first.

 Let me just say, that this goes against all I'm for...but once a year I need it. I made it for my birthday, and for those of you that know me, you know that I love chocolate and that my birthday was far too long to be posting this now, but I've had bigger fish to fry.

At first glance, you may choke at the amounts of sugar...but don't blame me. I give Martha Stewart full credit and blame.

NEEDS:
3 sticks unsalted butter
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup boiling water
3 cups cake flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/4 cups sugar
4 lg eggs, lightly beaten
1 tbl vanilla
1 cup milk

To Do:
-Pre heat your oven to 175c or 350f
-Whisk cocoa into boiling water, set aside
-Sift flour, baking soda and salt
-Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, add eggs one at a time, and then vanilla
-Whisk milk into cocoa mixture
-Add flour to butter mixture, in three portions, alternating with cocoa mixture
-Pour into three round buttered pans and bake for 35-40 mins
-Level off bottom and middle cake layers with a serrated knife, and let cool completely.

For the Frosting:
-2 cups butter, softened
-7 cups powdered sugar
-2.5 cups cocoa powder
-1 tsp vanilla
-1 cup milk (if more is needed, add teaspoon, by teaspoon until desired consistancy is reached)

To Do:
-Whip all ingredients together, frost cake when completely cool.

NOTE: This frosting is sicky sweet when tasted alone. I almost threw the entire batch away. However...when paired with the cake, it is incredible.