Ingredients
The following ingredients have 9 Servings
- 2/3 cup dark cocoa powder (we used Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa Powder to get that deep dark color)
- 1 pinch cayenne
- 1 cup hot strong brewed coffee
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Butter for greasing the pans
- Cake pan strips for even baking
- Two parchment circles, cut the size of the bottom of your cake pans
- Cocoa for dusting the pans
- 1 cup dark cocoa (we used Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa to get that deep dark color)
- 4 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 ½ sticks butter, softened
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
