chocolate, almond, & orange cake

Ingredients

• 1 - pillsbury golden butter cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 3 - eggs
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 teaspoons orange extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• FROSTING
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• AFTER SEPARATING OUT SOME WHITE ICING FOR MIDDLE ADD TO THE WHITE ICING:
• 1 teaspoon orange extract & 1/2 tsp. almond extract
• TO THE REMAINING FROSTING ADD:
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• ADD 1/2-1 CUP WATER TO FROSTINGS AS NEEDED WHEN MIXING
• ADDITIONAL TOPPINGS, ETC.:
• - chocolate chips, some chopped
• - toasted sliced almonds
• - rainbow dot sprinkles
• - poky sticks cut in thirds for helping keep structure of cake
• - finely minced beet, to add to batter of cake for color
• - orange taffy (optional, see recipe below)
• ORANGE TAFFY
• 1/4 can frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract