2 C sugar
1 C margarine or butter (2 sticks)
2 eggs
2½ C cake flour
1 C cocoa
2¼ C buttermilk
2 TSP baking soda
½ TSP salt
1 TSP vanilla
¾ TSP almond extract
Temperature: 350
Beat the sugar, margarine, vanilla and almond extracts on a medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Mix all dry ingredients, then on low speed add them alternately with the buttermilk in 3 parts. Pour into three 9″ round pans that have been greased & floured or lined with baking parchment. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Allow them to cool in the pans for 30 minutes then remove to a cake rack to cool completely. Frost with chocolate or vanilla buttercream icing or use chocolate cream between layers with a white fluffy frosting on the outside.