Chocolate Cake-Duff Goldman

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 sticks (1 cup) butter
• ½ cup brewed coffee
• ⅓ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
• 3 extra-large eggs
• ½ cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• Frosting of your choice

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350˚F and grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

In a big bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the coffee, cocoa powder, and ½ cup water and heat it for a minute, stirring constantly. Pour the melted butter mixture into the flour mixture and whisk until well combined.

In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add it to the batter and mix until smooth

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Divide the batter between the two cake pans, scraping all the batter from the bowl with a rubber spatula. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for 15 minutes in the pans and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Frost with the frosting of your choice... like that Swiss Buttercream!