Big Chocolate Birthday Cake

cream, sugar, cocoa, chocolate, flour, buttermilk, eggs, butter, baking soda, vanilla

Ingredients

• 4 sticks butter, plus more for greasing
• 8 heaping tablespoons cocoa, plus more for dusting
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 whole eggs, beaten
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 24 ounces semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions for Big Chocolate Birthday Cake Recipe