of Portals and Cake

So during my spring break visit to the Frozen North, Banik has intoduced me to a little game called Portal. Now we're thinking about trying to make the cake. From the rantings of GLaDOS and the feedback of other people who have attempted this I have assembled a recipe with goes something like this:

THE DRY TEAM
1 (18.25 oz) package chocolate cake mix
2 cups AP flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

THE WET TEAM
3/4 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 large eggs (+ 3 large eggs? will add as required to balance consistancy)
3/4 cup vegetable oil (at least half replaced with applesauce)
1/3 cup water (we always use milk)

THE FILLING
1 container prepared coconut frosting

THE FROSTING
2- 6 oz OR 12 oz (no idea which is needed yet) containers vanilla frosting
2/3 cup cocoa powder

THE DETAILS
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (we're going with ample minichips for good coverage)
25% of the above vanilla frosting, pre-cocoa additiong (or enough for 8 rosettes)
8 cherries

THE PROCESS
Prepare the frosting the night before and refrigerate; leave ample time for re-warming and workability before icing.

Set oven to 375 and prepare 2-10" pans. Mix the dry ingredients. In a seperate bowl, I would cream the butter and sugar, then add the other ingredients in the order listed; egg quantity will be as noted above. Slowly add in the dry ingredients; adjust consistancy if necessary.

Divide between pans and bake for about 30 minutes or until done. Cool thoroughly before assembling cake; recommendations are to cut this into about 16 slices due to the rich content.

The finished cake should resemble this. Clearly various alterations could be made to get an end appearance more like the original if you're a stickler for details.