Chocolate Birthday Cake

Submitted by csbndc - Chef #526840

"Made this today for my husband's birthday. It was inspired by Recipe# 444778"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup coffee
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1⁄2 cup canola oil
• chocolate frosting
• 16 ounces red store-bought icing
• 16 ounces green store-bought icing
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare three 8-inch round pans with oil and cocoa powder and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
3. Make a well in the center and pour in the eggs, coffee, buttermilk and oil. Mix until smooth; batter will be thin.
4. Pour evenly into prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven 25 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.
5. In a large bowl, mix together icings and cocoa.
6. Frost cake.