Gigi's Black Spice Cake and Chocolate Frosting

This is my great grandmothers recipe that has been passed down to me by my mother. I have made minor changes to it since it was given to me but the bones of the recipe are still the same.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 10-12

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, room temperature
• 2  cups sugar
• 2  cups flour
• 4  tablespoons  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 4  eggs, room temperature
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise
• 1  cup buttermilk

• Frosting

• 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
• 6  tablespoons  melted butter
• 6  tablespoons  cold coffee
• 4  tablespoons  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour 13 x 9 in pan.
2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffly, about 1 minute.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
5. Fold in mayonnaise.
6. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternatively in 3 additions, beginning and ending with flour. Beat until just mixed.
7. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
8. Cool for 1-2 hours until no longer warm to touch and frost.
9. Frosting: In a medium bowl, Sift together powdered sugar and cocoa.
10. Add melted butter and coffee and beat until smooth.
11. Stir in vanilla.
12. Frost cooled cake.