Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake

I made this for Grandma's birthday, and it was delicious. Grandma said it was one of the best chocolate cakes she'd ever eaten.

3/4 c. butter
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
2 1/4 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1/4 c. cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 3/4 c. buttermilk
2 eggs, at room temp.
3/4 c. whipping cream
1 1/2 c. semisweet choco chips

preheat oven to 350. grease and flour 2 9-inch round cake pans. in a saucepan, melt butter and chocolate, stirring over low heat.

combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl of electric mixer. add chocolate mixture, buttermilk and eggs. beat on low speed for 1 minute, then increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

divide batter between cake pans. bake until cake springs back when gently pressed, 25-30 min. cook in pans 5 minutes; invert onto wire rack.

meanwhile, bring cream just to a boil. remove from heat and stir in choco chips; mix until frosting is smooth and starts to thicken.

Place 1 cooled layer on cake plate. spread with 1/3 cup of frosting. top with second layer. frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting.