Naughty List Food Cake | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the cake:***
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, plus more to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves, plus more to taste
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ***For the icing:***
• 3 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 6 tablespoons strong-brewed coffee
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• toasted almonds, optional, whole or chopped