Black Magic Cake

Ingredients

1 3/4 cup flour

2 cups sugar

3/4 cup Hershey cocoa

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 eggs

1 cup strong black coffee

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla

Directions

Combine dry ingredients in bowl.  Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil and vanilla.  Beat 2 minutes on medium speed.  Better will be thin.  Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.  

Icing

2/3 cup butter softened and creamed

2 oz unsweetened chocolate melted and cooled

3/4 tsp vanilla

2 tsp milk

2 2/3 cup confectioners sugar

Combine first 4 ingredients.  Add confectioners sugar a little at a time while beating.  

Let cakes cool and spread with icing.  

I got this recipe from my Aunt Claire.  They make it for all of their family member's birthdays.  After making it I can see why it is requested.  I am not a coffee drinker so I was a little worried about the recipe since it has coffee in it but the cake did not have a coffee flavor.  Highly recommend.

Jesse- 5/5

Megan- 4.5/5