Chocolate Orangecello Cake

Today is our anniversary so I thought I would make my sweet husband a treat. He LOVES chocolate cake, orangecello and cream cheese icing so what could be better than to combine all three!

Cake:

1 stick unsalted butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 Orangecello
2 tsp Orange extract
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons Xanthum Gum

1 3/4 cups Gluten Free all-pupose Flour
3/4 cup Cocoa

Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and all wet ingredients; Mix well. In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients and slowly add to the wet mixture till well blended. Batter will be thin.

Pour into 3 prepared cake pans. Bake 30 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Cool completely before icing.

Icing:

1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 - 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup Orangecello
1 teaspoon Orange extract
2/3 cup Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar

Cream butter and cream cheese, add orange extract & Orangecello along with Cocoa and 1 cup powdered sugar; stir to combine. Add remaining powdered sugar, stir to combine and then blend well with electric mixer.

If it's warm in your kitchen you will want to refridgerate the icing until the cake is ready. Frost each layer, top and sides. You might need a couple of toothpicks to keep the layers from sliding...it happens...just make sure you warn your family.

Enjoy!