Best formed into animal shaped cakes, for that special first-cut surprise. Or an "adult" cake. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

Ingredients

Sift together:
1-¾ cups all purpose flour
1-¾ cups cake flour
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 t backing soda
1 t table salt
1 t instant espresso powder

Beat:
2-¼ cups sugar
3 eggs
2-¼ cups vegetable oil

Combine:
1-⅔ cups buttermil
1 oz. liquid red food color
1t vanilla extract
1T distilled white vinegar

Directions

Beat the sugar and eggs in a large bowl with mixer on high speed until white, think
and creamy (5-7 minutes). With mixer on low speed, slowly drizzle in oil until fully
incorporated.

Then combine in a smaller bowl/large measure cup with pour spout, the buttermilk, food
color and vanilla.

Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture to egg mixture. BE VERY
CAREFUL - IT IS VERY MESSY!

Mix vinegar into batter and immediately divide batter evenly between prepared pans.
Bake cakes @ 375F until centers come out clean – 35-40 minutes. Let cool.

Once cool, cut each cake in half longwise, so you end up with 4 layers.