You Can Have Your Cake But Not If You Eat It First

Our come back again type readers know that here at Spark It Up HQ we are always searching for the next "oh my god, this is beyond incredible" recipe. Today I found a real doozy and decided that it is so amazing that I have to share it. Call it karma I guess. I pass on good recipes to you and I just keep finding more better then ever before stuff. I hate to admit it but I have dug in before it has even cooled or before anyone else even knew I had made it. It is gonna be a huge hit here- even with a really big corner of it missing.

I found this while surfing through allrecipes.com and have to thank GG because this is ... well, I would tell you but I just went back for another spoonful and momma told me to not talk with my mouth full. Enjoy and remember to lift a toast of that Jim Beam to my favorite, Kilo, when you are pouring for this cake.

Secret Midnight Moon Better than Chocolate Sex Cake
Submitted by: GG
This recipe was modified from several that I found at the Cake Recipe site, some of it is taken from the recipe for Secret Cake, but it has other random ingredients. It's very, very nice, moist and chocolaty. And the name is a random conglomeration of words from the various recipes that I used to come up with this one.

Yields: 24 servings

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups self-rising flour
2 cups white sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup whiskey (only Jim Beam is used here)
4 fluid ounces strong brewed coffee

1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup buttermilk
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray.
2. Combine flour and white sugar in a large bowl and set aside.
3. Put 1/2 cup buttermilk into a large glass and add baking soda, stir until combined, set aside.
4. In medium sauce pan over medium heat combine water, shortening, 1/2 cup butter and 4 tablespoons cocoa. Stir until shortening and butter are melted. Allow to boil on medium heat for 5 minutes.
5. Add chocolate mixture to dry ingredients and mix until well combined. Add buttermilk baking soda mixture, stir until blended. Add eggs and mix. Add the whiskey and the espresso and keep mixing. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and mix well. Pour into a 9 x 13 inch pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes.
7. To Make Frosting: Combine 1/2 cup butter, 1/3 cup buttermilk, and 3 tablespoons cocoa in medium sauce pan, allow to come to a boil over medium heat. Remove from heat and add confectioners sugar and mix well, add 1 teaspoon vanilla and chopped nuts. Pour over hot cake. Allow cake to cool. The longer this sets, the better it gets

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