Chocolate Cake with Carte Noir Frosting

 I used Beatty's chocolate cake from Ina Garten:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/beattys-chocolate-cake-recipe/index.html

But I used regular milk, beaten instead of buttermilk, shaken
2 large eggs and 1 large egg white,



and Starbucks Africa Kitamu Coffee





I made 2 icings, one on the back of the Hershey's cocoa box
(adding 1 tablespoon instant French Carte Noir coffee, disolved in 1/4 cup hot water)





and an excellent buttercream from Carol/AllRecipes.com: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/mocha-icing/Detail.aspx

I layered the cake so that the buttercream was the filing. But the cake was too hot, so the filling just melted into the cake :(

Then I frosted it with the carte noir icing.

Then I piped the butter cream around the edges and on top in a heart shape. :)

We ate this cake in a few days, it was soooo good. The coffee really brings out the chocolate flavor.