Black Magic Cake

An interesting cake that makes good use of brewed coffee and buttermilk.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Yields: 1 10 x 13 inch cake

Ingredients

• For the cake

• 1 3⁄4 cups flour
• 2  cups sugar
• 3⁄4 cup  unsweetened cocoa
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup brewed coffee
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1⁄2 cup  vegetable oil
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

• For the frosting

• 4  ounces  unsweetened chocolate
• 9  tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 8  tablespoons milk, warmed
• 1  dash salt
• 1  tablespoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
2. Grease and flour a 10 x 13 inch cake pan.
3. In a large bowl combine the first 6 ingredients (flour - salt).
4. In a small bowl beat eggs and add the next 4 ingredients (coffee - vanilla).
5. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
6. Pour batter into a prepared pan.
7. Bake in preheated oven for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Let cake cool while preparing frosting.
9. To make frosting: melt the chocolate and butter in a doube boiler over simmering water or melt chocolate in microwave.
10. Pour melted chocolate into a mixing bowl and beat in sugar alternately with the milk, beating until fluffy and then add the salt and vanilla, beating until desired consistency is reached (you may need to add more sugar).
11. Spread frosting on cooled cake.