Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake

Chocolate cake lovers tend to be very particular about what a chocolate cake should be. While working on this book, I baked and tasted one chocolate layer cake after another. But I wasn’t satisfied until I tasted this one.

This is a down-home, all-American chocolate layer cake. It’s chocolatey (cocoa makes the difference), without veering into the realm of fudge or a brownie. And while moist and light, this is a cake, not a mousse, not a fallen soufflé, not a flourless extravaganza