Birthday Cake

Do you have the birthday of a relative or friend coming up?

What's best that a good chocolate cake with buttercream frosting... and when the frosting is green, even better! This cake came up super moist and fresh! The recipe is definitely a keeper. Original recipe from Martha Stewart

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for pans
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for pans
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs plus 3 large egg yolks
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• Shaved dark chocolate

Directions

1. Step 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 8-by-2-inch cake pans, tapping out excess flour. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

2. Step 2

   In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. With mixer on low, beat in eggs and yolks, one at a time. Beat in vanilla. Alternately beat in flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix just until combined.

3. Step 3

   Divide batter between pans; smooth tops. Bake until cakes pull away from sides of pans, 32 to 35 minutes. Let cool in pans 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges of pans and invert cakes onto a wire rack. Let cool completely.