Ingredients

Cake:
1 box devil’s food cake mix
1 cup water
3 eggs
1/3 cup corn oil
1/3 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Icing:
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup milk
2 sticks unsalted butter cut into pieces
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon vanilla

Method

1. Heat oven to 350.
2. Butter 3 nonstick 8″ cake pans
3. Combine cake mix, water, eggs, oil, sour cream, vanilla and kosher salt in bowl of mixer.
4. Fit with paddle attachment and beat on low speed until well blended.
5. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes then stir in chocolate chips.
6. Pour batter into pans and bake 25 minutes.
7. To make icing put chocolate chips in metal bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment.
8. Combine sugar, milk, butter and salt in medium saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil.
9. Stir occasionally then allow to boil vigorously for exactly 1 minute.
10. Pour hot sugar mixture over chocolate then add vanilla.
11. Beat on medium speed for 10 to 15 minutes.

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