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Supreme Chocolate Cake

Instructions
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In a bowl, whisk cocoa and water until smooth; stir in buttermilk. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with cocoa mixture. Beat until smooth.

Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350o for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

For frosting, in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until light. Add 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; mix well. Add the vanilla, cream and remaining sugar; beat until frosting reaches desired consistency. Place one cooled cake layer on a serving plate; spread with a third of the frosting. Repeat layers twice. Garnish with maraschino cherries and mint if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

(Makes 12-14 Servings).
3/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup baking cocoa
3/4 cup boiling water
1 cup Friendship® Buttermilk
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Frosting
1 carton (8 oz.) whipped cream cheese
1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups whipping cream
Maraschino cherries and fresh mint, optional