Great Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

85 gr unsweetened cocoa
475 ml boiling water
230 gr melted butter
500 gr sugar
4 eggs
12 gr vanilla
290 gr unsifted cake flour
9 gr baking soda
2 gr baking powder
1 gr salt
240 ml whipping cream
26 gr powdered sugar
55 gr semi-sweet chocolate
2 round pans

Instructions

for 30-35 minutes or until cake tests dry with a toothpick. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove cake and cool on racks. Use 1 layer of cake for Great Strawberry Chocolate Shortcake dessert. The second layer may be frozen for other great chocolate dessertsor the 2 layers may be frosted together. For shortcake: Whip cream with powdered sugar and vanilla. Spread over top of 1 layer of cake. Arrange fresh strawberries on top. Melt chocolate and drizzle over berries. Chill to firm chocolate. Makes 8 servings.