Lisa's Southern Kitchen

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Instructions:

Chocolate Cake:

• 2 cups Self-Rising Flour

• 1 tsp. Salt

• 1 cup Granulated Sugar

• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar

• 1 cup Cocoa Powder

• 2 tbsp. Brewed Coffee

• 1 cup Chocolate Milk

• 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract

• 1/2 tsp. Almond Extract

• 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter, softened

• 3 Large Eggs

Chocolate Almond Frosting:

• 4 oz. Semisweet Chocolate, chopped

• 1/2 cup Brewed Coffee

• 2/4 cup Unsalted Butter, softened

• 4 cups Toasted Almonds

Instructions:

Chocolate Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and greased two round cake pans with cooking spray.
2. In a bowl of stand mixer, add in flour, salt, white sugar and brown sugar, cocoa powder, mix well.
3. Add in butter, vanilla extract and almond extract, coffee, eggs one at time, beat well until combined.
4. Pour 1/4 cake batter into two greased cake pans and bake for 35 minutes. Let cakes cool for 10 minutes before frosting.

Chocolate Almond Frosting:

1. In a bowl of stand mixer, add in butter, chocolate, coffee, beat well. Stir in toasted almonds and mix well until combined.

Assemble:

1. Place one layer of cake on cake plate and spread frosting on it and add cake layer on top, frost it spread out evenly.