Chocolate Birthday Cake with Pink Buttercream frosting

Ingredients
From Betty Crocker's New Edition Cookbook
2 1/4 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 2/3 Cups Shugar
3/4 Cup Butter- softened
2/3 cup baking cocoa
1 1/4 cups water
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 large eggs

Frosting Ingredients
From The Cake Doctor Book
1 stick butter at room temperature
3 3/4 cups confectioner's sugar
3-4 Tbsp milk
2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
5 Drops Food Coloring

Heat oven to 350*
Spray Pan ( I used a 12" springform) with Cooking spray/flour.

For Cake
In large bowl, add all ingredients and blend on low speed on low for 30 seconds until combined. Then on high for 3 minutes. Pour into pans.
Cook until a toothpick comes out clean roughly 35-40 minutes.

Cool for 1 hour on a wire rack.

To cut, take a serrated knife and mark the middle with small slices. Make deeper cuts as you go around. To finish take a 12" long piece of dental floss and slip through.
For Frosting
Put butter in a mixing bowl, blend with mixer on low until fluffy. Add the sugar, milk and vanilla and mix on low for 1 minute. Then turn speed up to medium for another minute until fluffy.

Place a dollop of the buttercream frosting in the middle of the 1st layer of cake. Spread LIGHTLY until it covers all of the cake. Now CAREFULLY place the top on the cake. Frost the sides and top of the cake, and TRY (really try, I did REALLY try, but alas, I need some work on my skills) to frost it all pretty like. *sigh*

Now take some sprinkles (or jimmy's if you prefer) and sprinkle them on top, take this to a friend for her birthday and enjoy celebrating with her!

Have a great night and God Bless!