Recipe - Frys Fudgey Layer Cake

1 cup Fry's Cocoa
1 Three fourths cup Sugar, divided
2/3 cup Water
2 cup Allpurpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
Three fourths cup Butter, softened
3 Eggs
2 teaspoon Vanilla
One half cup Milk
Chocolate Frosting Royale

Combine cocoa and One half cup of the sugar in large saucepan. Gradually stir in
water. Cook and stir over medium heat, until mixture boils; cool. Sift
together flour, baking soda and salt. Cream butter in large mixer bowl
until light; gradually beat in remaining 1One fourth cups sugar. Add eggs, one at
a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in cooled chocolate mixture
and vanilla. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with milk,
combining lightly after each addition. Divide batter between two greased
and wax paperlined 9inch round layer pans. Bake in preheated 350 degree F
oven 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans; peel off
paper. Cool completely. Frost with Chocolate Frosting Royale. Makes 1 layer
cake.

Chocolate Frosting Royale: Melt 1/3 cup butter in large saucepan. Remove
from heat. Stir in One half cup milk Fry's Cocoa and 1 tsp vanilla. Alternately
blend in 4 cups sifted icing sugar and One half cup milk until frosting is
smooth and spreadable. Makes about 2 cups.

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