Nanny's Black Midnight Cake

Name: Nanny's Black Midnight Cake
Ingredients: For the Cake:; 2/3 cup dark cocoa powder (we used Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa to get that deep dark color); 1 cup hot brewed coffee; 1 pinch cayenne; 1/3 cup shortening; 1/3 cup olive oil; 1 2/3 cup sugar; 3 eggs; 1/3 cup buttermilk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups cake flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 ¼ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon baking powder; Butter for greasing the pans; Two parchment circles, cut the size of the bottom of your cake pans; Cocoa for dusting the pans; For the Frosting:; 1 ½ sticks butter, softened; 1 cup dark cocoa (we used Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa to get that deep dark color); 4 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar; 1 cup buttermilk; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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INGREDIENTS

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For the Cake:

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2/3 cup dark cocoa powder (we used Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa to get that deep dark color)

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1 cup hot brewed coffee

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1 pinch cayenne

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1/3 cup shortening

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1/3 cup olive oil

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1 2/3 cup sugar

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3 eggs

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1/3 cup buttermilk

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1 teaspoon vanilla

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2 cups cake flour

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1 teaspoon salt

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1 ¼ teaspoon baking soda

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½ teaspoon baking powder

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Butter for greasing the pans

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Two parchment circles, cut the size of the bottom of your cake pans

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Cocoa for dusting the pans

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For the Frosting:

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1 ½ sticks butter, softened

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1 cup dark cocoa (we used Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa to get that deep dark color)

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4 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar

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1 cup buttermilk

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2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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