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Chocolate Birthday Cake: Devil’s Food Cake with Rich Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

cakemerchant.com
  • minutes
  • Serves 3

INGREDIENTS

4 oz

unsweetened chocolate, chopped

1/4 cup

Dutch processed cocoa

1 1/4 cups

boiling water

3/4 cup

unbleached all-purpose flour

3/4 cup

cake flour

1 tsp

baking soda

1/4 tsp

salt

16 tbsp

(2 sticks, 227 grams) unsalted butter, softened but still cool

1 1/2 cups

packed (297 grams) dark brown sugar

3

large eggs, at room temperature

1/2 cup

sour cream

1 tsp

vanilla extract

2 cups

(4 sticks/ 454 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature

2 cups

powdered sugar, sifted

1 1/2

teaspoons vanilla extract

8 oz

bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled (I used Ghirardelli 60 percent)

2

(30-45 ml) tablespoons milk or heavy cream