Claim Jumper's Chocolate Motherlode Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 eggs
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 tablespoons butter (softened)
• 3 cups vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 3/4 cups flour
• 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups boiling water
• 3 cups chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 add first seven ingredients into a mixing bowl, mixing well in between each ingredient.
• 2 sift flour, baking powder and soda, and salt and add to mixing bowl.
• 3 fold the boilingwater into the ingredients in the mixing bowl.
• 4 mix well.
• 5 grease and flour six 8" round baking pans.
• 6 pour batter equally into each of the pans.
• 7 add 1/2 cup chocolate chips into each pan.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• 9 let cakes cool for 10 minutes on a rack, then remove from pans.
• 10 when completely cool, ice with chocolate motherlode frosting (chocolate motherlode frosting).
• 11 coat with nuts if desired.
• 12 cake will keep for 3 days if covered and chill.
• 13 serve at room temperature.