Brown Sugar Frosted Chocolate Layer Cake

Ingredients

Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water

Chocolate Icing

• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Brown Sugar Icing

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease two 9″ round pans.
2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water and pour equally into pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pans to wire racks.
3. Chocolate Icing:Beat butter in a medium bowl. Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk. Beat to spreading consistency and stir in milk.
4. Brown Sugar Icing:In a saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Add the brown sugar. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium low. Continue to boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the milk and bring to a boil as you continue to stir. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm. Gradually add the powdered sugar and beat until thick enough to spread.
5. To assemble Layer 1 cake with halfof brown sugar icing and a thin layer of chocolate icing. Top with other cake, brown sugar icing and chocolate icing again.