Gilded Dark Chocolate Cake With Champagne Buttermilk | This all sounds fancy, and it's for a fancy occasion, but we break it down into easy steps...including some make ahead stuff. A rich, buttermilk-driven chocolate cake is coated in a balanced champagne buttercream. Gold leaf is placed about and flowers brighten up the whole mood. Yep. It's Awards Season. Time to bust our your spanx and sequins. And this cake. xo