Chocolate Romance Cake

Ingredients

1 3/4 c flour
2 c cake flour
1 ts baking powder
4 tb buttermilk
9 ts cocoa
2 ts vanilla
1 1/2 c sugar
1 ts salt
1 ts cinnamon
1 ts allspice
1/2 c mayonnaise
2 eggs
1 c sour cream
8 oz cream cheese
1/4 c butter
1 confectioner sugar
1/4 c cocoa

Instructions

Cinnamon, dash optional Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.(moderate) Grease and flour two or three 8 inch layer pans or one 9x12x2 cake pan. Mix all dry ingredients together. Blend in mayonnaise, eggs, vanilla and 1/2 of sour cream. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed with mixer or 300 strokes by hand. Add remaining sour cream and beat 2 minutes longer. Pour into pans. Bake 25 to 35 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out "clean". Cool on rack a few minutes before removing from pan. When cool, frost cake! FROSTING: Cream butter and cream cheese together until fluffy, gradually add dry ingredients one at a time until all are well blended. Add vanilla and blend well.