3 Layer Mocha Cake

• 1 cup Butter
• 2-1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
• 5 whole Eggs
• 5 Tablespoons Strongly Brewed Coffee
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 3 cups Cake Flour
• 4 Tablespoons Baking Cocoa
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 1 cup Buttermilk
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• INGREDIENTS FOR FROSTING:
• 6 cups Powdered Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Baking Cocoa
• 1-1/2 cup Butter
• 4 Tablespoons Strongly Brewed Coffee
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, beating well after each addition. Beat in coffee and vanilla.
3. Stir together dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk, beating well after each, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
4. Pour evenly into 3 greased and floured 8-inch square pans, and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the middle comes out clean.
5. Note: if using three 9-inch rounds, reduce baking time slightly.
6. To make the frosting, stir together powdered sugar and cocoa. Cream butter and sugar mixture, then beat in coffee and vanilla.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/3-layer-mocha-cake/ (may not work)