Chocolate Bacon Cake with Almond Buttercream

INGREDIENTS

slices bacon, raw

2 cups

cake flour

3/4 cup

unsweetened cocoa powder

2 cups

white sugar

2 tsp

baking soda

1 tsp

baking powder

1/2 tsp

sea salt

eggs, room temperature

1 cup

strong, brewed coffee, room temperature

1 cup

buttermilk, room temperature

1/2 cup

vegetable oil

FROSTING

4 sticks

butter, softened at room temperature

6 cups

confectioner's sugar, sifted

4 tbsp

heavy whipping cream

3 tsp

imitation almond extract

1 tsp

vanilla extract

drops red food coloring (optional)