3 Layer Mocha Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, beating well after each addition. Beat in coffee and vanilla.

Stir together dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk, beating well after each, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.

Pour evenly into 3 greased and floured 8-inch square pans, and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the middle comes out clean.

Note: if using three 9-inch rounds, reduce baking time slightly.

To make the frosting, stir together powdered sugar and cocoa. Cream butter and sugar mixture, then beat in coffee and vanilla.