CORNER ESPRESSO SHOP CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter and flour 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Mix first 6 ingredients together in a medium bowl.
• Reheat your espresso if you had to buy it at a coffee shop and mix in the baking cocoa powder.
• Add the vanilla and almond flavorings to the coffee/chocolate mixture.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk buttermilk, mayonnaise, egg yolks, and vegetable oil.
• Stir in that great smelling coffee mixture.
• Don't lick the spoon!
• Toss in the softened butter and 1/2 cup of the buttermilk mixture and mix well.
• Don't lick the spoon!
• Add all of the flour mixture.
• Beat for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the rest of the buttermilk mixture.
• Don't lick the spoon!
• Beat 1 to 2 minutes longer, scrapping sides of bowl occasionally.
• Don't lick the spoon yet!
• Spoon cake batter into prepared baking dish.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan.
• While cake is baking, lick the spoon and the bowl if you can no longer resist.
• When cake is room temperature frost with either Chocolate or White Buttercream Frosting- purchased or homemade.