Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

 2 cups sugar

 4 eggs

 3 cups cake flour, divided

 4 teaspoons baking powder

 1/4 teaspoon salt

 1 cup milk

 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled

 1/2 teaspoon McCormick

Pure Vanilla Extract

 1/2 teaspoon McCormick

Pure Almond Extract

 Red liquid food coloring

 FROSTING:

 6 tablespoons butter, softened

 6-1/2 to 7-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided

 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled

 3/4 cup milk

 1-1/2 teaspoons McCormick

Pure Vanilla Extract

Dessert

Seafood Themed checkerboard cake

1/2 teaspoon McCormick 

Pure Lemon Extract 

Yellow Liquid Food Coloring