i made these for christmas this year... they were originally supposed to be meant for miss ashley celia, who's demands included, but were not limited to the following: chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate.  sooo, i decided to make the chocolate cake recipe i adopted from my boss' collection, which has a secret ingredient that helps make it so insanely moist... mayonnaise!  i then made a chocolate buttercream, which i put just a drop of peppermint extract into, to give them more of a holiday twist... they were incredible!!  i honestly could have eaten the entire batch in one sitting!