
Ingredients
Method
Cake:
- Preheat CONVECTION OVEN ONLY to 350°.
- Beat sugar, butter & vanilla in large bowl.
- Beat in eggs.
- Mix in cake flour, baking cocoa, soda, salt, chocolate pudding mix and buttermilk.
- Stir in semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Pour into greased tube pan.
- Bake in CONVECTION OVEN ONLY at 350° for 60-70 minutes, until cake tester comes out clean.
- Cool cake completely before icing.
Chocolate Icing:
- Heat water, butter and vanilla together in sauce pan on stovetop until melted.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in one cup cocoa.
- Stir in powdered sugar, sifted.
- Stir in heavy cream, up to 3 tablespoons until you get the desired consistency.
- Ice by filling the hole in the middle of the cake first, then spread icing over the cake and pour over the sides. Icing will harden as it cools.