Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     2/3           cup  unsalted butter
  8                     egg yolk
  1 1/4           cups  granulated sugar
  6                     egg white
  1                cup  cake flour
  10            ounces  semi-sweet chocolate
  1                cup  unsalted butter
     3/4           cup  unsweetened cocoa
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
  4               cups  powdered sugar
     1/3           cup  half and half
  1           teaspoon  vanilla extract

Preparation:

Combine melted butter, yolks, and sugar in a mixer bowl process until well blended add cake flour and grated semi-sweet chocolate-mix well fold in beaten egg whites-mix gently pour into parchment-lined cake pans bake @ 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes remove from oven and invert onto a cooling rack remove cakes from pans, remove and discard parchment place cakes in the refrigerator to chill combine butter and cocoa in a mixer bowl process until butter is well creamed add salt and powdered sugar process until well blended add half and half and vanilla extract-mix well cover and maintain at room temperature until needed split cakes and frost as desired serve at room temperature

Nutritional Information:

860 Calories (kcal); 46g Total Fat; (46% calories from fat); 9g Protein; 107g Carbohydrate; 320mg Cholesterol; 129mg Sodium