You canÒ€ℒt beat a really good chocolate cake. The sponge is reeÒ€ℒs best chocolate sheet cake, which here forms a sandwich with a delicious white frosting, similar to that found in a red velvet This basic vanilla cake recipe is the perfect base for all of you cake-making needs.

Bake cake (s) about 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean. Cool in pan on a rack for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a rack, remove paper and let cool completely. To make the cake, cream the butter and sugar on medium-high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Once the cake is cooled, use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes in the cake. Pour the espresso mixture slowly over the cake, letting the liquid fill the holes and soak into the cake.

Pour the espresso mixture slowly over the cake, letting the liquid fill the holes and soak into the cake.