paula dean

man oh man. i had the BIGGEST urge for chocolate cake today while at work.

sooo.....when i got home i made paula deans DELICIOUS six layer chocolate cake. and man is it good.

here is the recipe :)

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Six-Layer Chocolate Cake

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Prep Time:

45 min

Inactive Prep Time:

hr min

Cook Time:

1 hr 0 min

Level:

Intermediate

Serves:

16 TO 20 servings

Ingredients

Cake: 
1 cup butter, room temperature 
2 cups sugar 
4 eggs 
3 cups self-rising flour, sifted 
1 cup milk 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Frosting: 
1 cup sugar 

1/2 cup butter 
2/3 cup half-and-half 
2 tablespoon corn syrup 
1/8 teaspoon salt 
1 (16-ounce) box confectioners' sugar, sifted, plus 1 cup 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) round cake pans. 

Using an electric mixer, cream the butter until fluffy. Add the sugar and continue to 
cream for approximately 6 to 8 minutes. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each 
addition. Add the flour and milk, alternately to creamed mixture, beginning and ending 
with the flour. Add the vanilla and continue to mix until incorporated. To bake 6 layers 
of cake 3 at a time, divide the batter in 1/2, then divide each 1/2 among the 3 pan.  Bake for 15-20 minutes.

 Invert cakes and repeat process with the rest of the cake batter. 

Prepare frosting while cakes are cooling. Mix sugar, cocoa, butter, half-and-half, corn 
syrup, and salt in a saucepan, stir, and bring to a boil. Continue to boil, stirring 
occasionally for 3 minutes. The syrup will become thick. Remove syrup from heat, and beat 
in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract with an electric mixer. Allow frosting to 
rest for a couple of minutes. At this time, if the frosting is too thick for spreading, 
add a bit of half-and-half, 1 tablespoon at a time, to bring frosting to proper spreading 
consistency.