Chocolate Layer Cake

I came across this recipe for a decadent Chocolate Layer Cake recipe in the current Rachel Ray magazine and I had to try it.

Here are the ingredients

(I really enjoy setting up ingredient shots)

making the cake....

these cakes smell so chocolaty and look like bownies. 

I forgot to take pictures of the frosting making process and mine didn't turn out looking like the one in the magazine, it might be because the recipe called for heavy cream and I only had half and half on hand.  It still turned out so rich and yummy.

My family has a very top secret Chocolate Cream Pie recipe that I am forbidden to share and it is so rich and so good, this cake... is the cake version of that pie. 

you really need a glass of milk or a scoop of vanilla ice cream to go with this cake.