Red Valentine Cake

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons hot coffee
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon red food coloring
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt

1. 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, beating well.
2. Dissolve soda in buttermilk, stirring well. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
3. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8-inch round cake pans. Bake at 325u0b0 for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool layers in pans 10 minutes; remove layers from pans, and let cool completely.
4. Spread Toasted Pecan Topping between layers and on top of cake.

butter, sugar, eggs, hot coffee, cocoa, red food coloring, baking soda, buttermilk, flour, salt

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/red-valentine-cake (may not work)