Cooking Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In a bowl, whisk cocoa and water until smooth; stir in Friendship® Buttermilk. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with cocoa mixture. Beat just until smooth.
2. Pour into two greased and floured 8x2 in. round baking pans. Bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
3. For frosting, in a mixing bowl, beat whipped cream cheese until light. Add cocoa and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; mix well. Add the vanilla, cream and remaining sugar; beat until frosting reaches desired consistency; don’t overbeat. Place one cooled cake layer on a serving plate; spread with frosting. Repeat with top layer and then frost sides. Garnish with semi sweet chocolate shavings if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.