Black Forest Cake

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Difficulty: easy Prep Time: Fifteen Minutes Total Time: Under an hour

½ cup butter
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 ½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 ½ cups buttermilk
½ cup cherry brandy
½ cup butter
3 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
pinch of salt
1 tsp strong brewed coffee
2 (14 oz) cans pitted
cherries, drained
2 cups whipping cream
½ tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Sift together flour, cocoa, soda and salt. Add to wet mixture, alternating with buttermilk until combined. Bake in two 8-inch round pans for 35 min. Cool. Cut cakes in half. Sprinkle layers with cherry brandy. In a bowl, cream butter till fluffy. Add sugar, salt and coffee; beat till smooth. Spread first layer of cake with 1/3 filling and top with 1/3 cherries. Repeat for all layers. In another bowl, whip cream to stiff peaks. Add vanilla. Frost cake.