Gigi's Black Spice Cake And Chocolate Frosting

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 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
• 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
• 6 tablespoons melted butter
• 6 tablespoons cold coffee
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 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.