Karen Edwards’ Version of Buttermilk Cocoa Cake

Just noting that we tried this two weeks ago for friends’ son’s 4th birthday (I am linking to someone else’s post because I’m too lazy to type it up, esp. since it’s not a favorite; the recipe I followed is actually from the Gourmet mag article by Laurie Colwin, and I didn’t do any variations). Too dry, though I don’t know if using the Black Onyx Cocoa Powder (that we got at Savory Spice Shop when we were in Colorado last year) was what made the difference. Or maybe that it didn’t have any eggs at all. The old Gourmet article (May 1993) by Laurie Colwin did say “you can dress this cake up by serving it with ice cream or creme fraiche“, but we didn’t go that route and simply dusted the top with confectioners’ sugar. It was good the next day with some coffee and tea though, but I’ve had better chocolate cakes so I’m moving on to the next chocolate cake on the list next time.