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————————————CAKE———————————— 3 Eggs

3/4 c Granulated sugar

1/2 c Butter

1 c Lt. brown sugar; packed

2 1/4 c All purp flour

1/2 c Unsweet cocoa powder

1 1/2 ts Baking soda

3/4 c Strong cold coffee

———————————-FROSTING———————————- 6 tb Butter

1 lb Sifted powdered sugar

3 tb Unsweet cocoa powder

3 tb Frangelico

2 tb Up to 3 T hot coffee

Grease and flour two 9″ cake pans. Preheat oven to 350 deg. Separate eggs. Beat egg whites until frothy; then beat in sugar until stiff peaks form. Set aside. Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in yolks one at a time. Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda tog. Add to creamed mixture alternately with coffee and Frangelico; blend well. Fold egg whites into batter. Pour into prepared pans. Bake 30-35 min. or until done. Cool 10 min. Invert on wire racks and remove pans. Cool before frosting. FROSTING: Cream butter with sugar. Add everything else. and beat until smooth.

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