Black Magic Cake With Chocolate Velvet Frosting

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup strong coffee
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 6 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate (3 squares)
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 mix together dry ingredients.
• 2 add coffee, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and eggs.
• 3 beat 2 minute.
• 4 batter will be thin.
• 5 pour into 9x13" greased pan or 2 9" round pans.
• 6 bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
• 7 for frosting:.
• 8 combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium size saucepan.
• 9 stir in boiling water til well blended.
• 10 cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
• 11 add chocolate squares and butter.
• 12 continue cooking and stirring til melted.
• 13 remove from heat, stir in vanilla.
• 14 pour into bowl and chill, stirring several times until thick enough to spread.