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Chocolate Blueberry Layer Cake

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2-1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1-1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2/3 cup blueberry jam
  • ½ pint fresh blueberries

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl combine cocoa and boiling water, stirring until smooth. Set aside until completely cooled.
  • Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour three 9” layer cake pans.
  • In a medium bowl sift flour, soda, salt and baking powder.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, at high speed, beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally, until light and fluffy – about 5 minutes.
  • At low speed, beat in flour mixture in four additions, alternating with cocoa mixture, starting and ending with flour mixture. DO NOT OVERBEAT.
  • Divide evenly into prepared pans and smooth the tops. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until top springs back when pressed with fingertip. Cool in pans 5 minutes and then turn out to cool on racks.
  • To assemble: (SEE ICING OPTIONS BELOW) Place first layer on a serving plate. Spread 1/3 cup of blueberry jam on top. On the top of the second layer spread ½ cup of chosen icing, then flip it over and place on top of jam-toped layer. Repeat with third layer, then frost cake all over with chosen icing (I chose to do trendy 'naked' sides and pile the icing a mile high on the top). Top with fresh blueberries.

Icing options:

  • BUTTERY VANILLA ICING (as shown): 1 cup butter, room temperature, 3-1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar,2 Tbsp heavy cream, 2 tsp vanilla extract - In a bowl whip butter until light and creamy. Add sugar, cream and vanilla. Whip on high speed until light and spreadable.
  • CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE ICING: 8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature, 1/2 cup butter, room temperature, 3 cup confectioner’s sugar, ½ cup unsweetened cocoa, 1 tsp vanilla extract, ¼ tsp salt – Whip all ingredients on high speed until light and spreadable.