Ingredients

  • 1 cup cake flour, sifted
  • 14 cup cocoa
  • 12 teaspoon baking soda
  • 12 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 14 teaspoon baking powder
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 14 cup shortening
  • 34 cup sugar
  • 1 egg, unbeaten
  • 13 cup buttermilk
  • 13 cup brewed coffee
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 14-1 12 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 18 teaspoon salt
  • 14 cup butter
  • 2 -3 tablespoons brewed coffee
  • 14 teaspoon vanilla

Method

  • Sift flour with cocoa, soda, cinnamon.
  • baking powder, and salt.
  • Cream shortening; add sugar gradually, creaming together until light and fluffy.
  • Add egg, beating thoroughly.
  • Combine buttermilk, coffee, and vanilla.
  • Add flour mixture to egg mixture, alternating with liquid, beating after each addition until smooth.
  • Pour batter into a well greased and floured 9-inch square pan.
  • Bake in moderate oven (350F) for 35 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
  • Cool.
  • Frost with Mocha Cream Frosting.
  • Mocha Cream Frosting:.
  • Sift sugar, cocoa, ans salt together.
  • Cream butter and gradually add part of the sugar mixture, blending after each addition until light and fluffy.
  • Add remaining sugar alternately with coffee mixture, until of the right consistency to spread, beating after each addition until smooth.
  • Blend in vanilla.