Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 2 & 3/4 cups flour
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 2 & 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 & 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 12-ounce package semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips*
• 1 cup 1/2 & 1/2
• 1 & 1/2 cups butter (3 sticks)
• 5 cups sifted powdered sugar