So back with another dessert post folks! My coworker really loves chocolate, and I mean LOVES.  She probably has it every day. The only thing she may enjoy more than chocolate is Nutella lol. So for her birthday, I decided to find a recipe for a Nutella Chocolate cake and I found a great one here.  I have not unlocked the baking achievement that allows me to make up my own stuff just yet, so I followed this one fairly closely and it turned out great. My pictures not so much because I did not put enough Nutella frosting on the inside, a big mistake both aesthetically and overall food consumption wise. However, it still tasted great and was a big success. Have fun!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup boiling water

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup Nutella
• 4-5 cups powdered sugar
• 3-4 tbsp milk

• 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

• Recipe calls for 4 8″ cake pans, but I used 3 9″ ones
• Mix all the dry cake ingredients in a large bowl
• Mix in eggs, buttermilk, and oil
• Add vanilla to the boiling water and then add to the mixture
• Pour into cake pans and bake at 300 degrees for ~25 minutes until done
• Let cakes cool on racks
• Make icing by beating shortening and butter till smooth
• Add Nutella and beat till smooth
• Add powdered sugar and milk, mix until smooth
• Add icing to layers of the cake
• To make the ganache, microwave whipping cream until almost boiling
• Pour over chocolate chips in a bowl and whisk until smooth
• Once thickened, pour over cake
•  Pipe more icing on cake
• Dig your face in it! or share, whatever you fancy