1 1/3 c. sugar

3 large eggs(room temp.)

2 c. plus 2 T cake flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

3/4 c. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter until light, add sugar slowly. Add eggs on at a time, beating after each until whole mixture is fluffly.
Sift dry ingredients together and add to batter in 3 parts, alternating with the milk added in 2 parts. Stir in vanilla and turn into pans.
For 3 9"layers bake at 350� approx. 25 min. For 10 8" layers bake at 400� for approx. 10 min. on the next to the highest rack. Use 1/4 c icing for each layer.

Chocolate Icing

1 3/4 c plus 2 T sugar

1/2 c cocoa

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 c milk

1/2 c unsalted butter

1 oz. unsweetened chocolate (broken into pieces)

1 tsp vanilla

2 tsp. heavy cream

Bring sugar, cocoa, salt, milk, and the butter to a full boil. Add the chocolate pieces and boil for 3 min. Turn off burner and let cool to 110�. DO NOT stir, shake, or jostle the pan until cooled (use thermometer). Beat in vanilla and cream, just until incorporated. DO NOT overbeat or you will have fudge!

Please enjoy this cake, people who don't like chocolate cake will have seconds on this one. It is very dressy when you cut into it and amaze everyone with how many layers it is.