Perfect Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• CAKE
• 1 C. unsifted, unsweetened cocoa
• 2 C. boiling water
• 2 3/4 C. sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 C. butter, softened (or Margerine)
• 2 1/2 C. gran. sugar
• 4 eggs (lge)
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• FROSTING
• 1 pkg. (6 oz) semisweet choc. pieces
• 1/2 C. light cream
• 1 C. butter
• 2 1/2 C. confect. sugar
• FILLING
• 1 C. hvy cream
• 1/4 C. conf. sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla