1/2 c Butter
1 1/2 c Sugar
2 Eggs
2 tb Hot coffee
2 tb Cocoa
1 ts Red food coloring
1 ts Baking soda
1 c Buttermilk
2 c Flour
1 ts Salt
Cream butter; add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating
well after each addition. Combine next 3 ingredients; add to creamed
mixture, beat well. Dissolve soda in buttermilk, stirring well. Combine
flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture,
beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour batter into 2 greased and
floured 8-inch round cakepans. Bake at 325 for 35 minutes. Cool in pans 10
minutes; remove from pan, let cool completely. Spread frosting of choice
between layers and on top of cake.
Yields
1 Servings