3 food cake with buttercream icing Recipes

all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, natural cocoa , such as hershey s regular, unsalted butter, at room temperature, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, at room temperature, buttermilk, unsalted butter, at room temperature, sugar , or more as needed, unsweetened natural cocoa , such as hershey s regular, extra-strength coffee or espresso (or 1 tbsp instant coffee powder dissolved in 1/2 cup hot water), vanilla extract

unsalted butter, softened, unsweetened cocoa powder, unsweetened chocolate, chopped, boiling water, cake flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, dark brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, sour cream, pure vanilla extract, vanilla buttercream icing , recipe follows