Buttermilk Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• chocolate icing (recipe follows)

Recipe

• 1 dissolve espresso powder in boiling water; let cool. grease a 9 x13" cake pan; line bottom with waxed paper.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 3 beat in buttermilk, eggs, oil, vanilla and espresso mixture; beat for 2 minutes.
• 4 pour into prepared pan. bake at 350 f for about 45 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly.
• 5 let cool in pan or rack for 20 minutes. remove from pan let cool completely on rack. spread with chocolate icing.
• 6 chocolate icing.
• 7 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted.
• 8 1/4 cup granulated sugar.
• 9 4 tsp cornstarch.
• 10 1/2 cup buttermilk.
• 11 1/4 cup corn syrup.
• 12 1/2 tsp vanilla.
• 13 in heavy saucepan, mix cocoa, sugar and cornstarch; whisk in buttermilk and syrup until smooth.
• 14 whisking constantly, bring to a simmer over medium heat. simmer for 2 minutes. remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• 15 let cool, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes or until thickened.
• 16 makes 1 cup.