Black Magic Cake with White Chocolate Truffle Filling

INGREDIENTS

For the Black Magic Cake

3 cups

sugar

1 1/2 cups

unsweetened dark cocoa powder (I used Hershey's)

2 1/2 cups

flour

2 1/4 tsp

baking powder

2 1/4 tsp

baking soda

1 1/2 tsp

salt

1 1/2 cups

milk (I used whole)

eggs

3/4 cup

vegetable oil

3 tsp

pure vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups

boiling hot coffee (or water)

For the White Truffle Layer

1 3/4 cups

+ 2 tablespoons heavy cream

21 oz

white chocolate chips (I used Ghirardelli)

12 oz

cream cheese

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

4 sticks

butter, room temperature

block cream cheese, room temperature

7 cups

powdered sugar

5 tbsp

heavy cream (or milk)