BLACK WITCH CAKE
1 3/4 cups flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 cups cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Wet ingredients
2 eggs
1 cups strong black coffee (with or without caffine)
1 cup milk, plus 1 tablespoon vinegar (together)
1/4 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla
Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add wet ingredients. beat 2 minutes on medium speed.(batter will be thin you’ll ask How could this possible bake into a cake?) Pour into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan ( bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes)- or until cake tester comes out clean. cool 10 minutes before removing from pans. Cool completely and frost with buttercream frosting .(see recipe below)
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
5 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 tablespoons half and half
3 cups confectioners sugar, approximately
Method
Soften butter in mixing bowl. Add cocoa,vanilla and half and half , beat until smooth. gradually add confectioners sugar until it is easy to spread.
ENJOY!! 