Name: Midnight Chocolate Cake
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: butter; black cocoa; Cake:; 2 cups flour; 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1/3 cup black cocoa [available from specialty retailers]; 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 3 eggs; 1 2/3 cups sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup Hellmann's/Best Foods mayonnaise; 1 1/3 cups fresh cold water; Buttercream frosting:; 2 cups butter, softened; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/3 cup black cocoa; 1/4 cup dutch process cocoa; In a large bowl, Whip the butter on high speed, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl.; Whip until double in volume. This takes a very long time, approximately 10 minutes.; While still whipping, drizzle in the heavy cream.; Continue whipping until the mixture is stiff, approximately 2 to 4 minutes.; In a medium bowl, carefully combine, with a whisk, the confectioners' sugar, the black cocoa,; and the dutch process cocoa. Add 1/2 of the confectioners' sugar mixture to the butter and cream mixture and whip until smooth. At this point, you can taste the frosting and determine; if you would like to add more of the sugar mixture to sweeten to taste.

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