Gigi'S Black Spice Cake And Chocolate Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
4 eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 cup buttermilk
Frosting
1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
6 tablespoons melted butter
6 tablespoons cold coffee
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour 13 x 9 in pan.
In a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffly, about 1 minute.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
Fold in mayonnaise.
Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternatively in 3 additions, beginning and ending with flour. Beat until just mixed.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Cool for 1-2 hours until no longer warm to touch and frost.
Frosting: In a medium bowl, Sift together powdered sugar and cocoa.
Add melted butter and coffee and beat until smooth.
Stir in vanilla.
Frost cooled cake.