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Ingredients
Cake- 1 ½ cups of hot brewed coffee, non-flavored
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, I used special dark
- 3 cups all purpose Flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 ½ cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup of Mayo (replaces oil, has egg in it and a vinegar)
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla
Ingredients
Frosting- 2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
- 3 ½ Tbsp corn syrup
- 4-6 Tbsp heavy cream
- 1 cup unsalted butter, soften
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 4-5 cups powdered sugar, divided
- ½ tsp salt
Directions
Whisk together hot coffee and cocoa in a bowl until mixed. Let stand until cooled down to room temperature, about 20-25 minutes. Preheat oven 350. Grease and flour two cake pans (2- 9 ½ or 3- 6 ½ inch pans)
In a bowl, whisked together flour, baking soda, baking powder and ½ tsp salt. Combined sugar and eggs in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer, on medium-low speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in mayonnaise and 1 ½ tsp of vanilla on low speed. Still on low speed – Alternate adding flour mixture and coffee mixture TO egg sugar mixture starting and ending with flour mixture (flour, coffee-cocoa, flour, coffee-cocoa, flour). Divide batter evenly among prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven until wooden toothpick or knife inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs and clean, about 25-30 minutes (depending on oven). Cool cake in pans for about 20 minutes and then remove cake layers from pans and cool completely on racks for another 30 minutes.
Frosting:
Place chocolate chips, light corn syrup and 4 Tbsp heavy cream in a microwave bowl. Microwave for about 30 seconds, stir, microwave for another 30 seconds until smooth. Let stand until room temperature. Combine butter, ½ tsp salt, 3 cups of powdered sugar in a bowl and beat at low speed until smooth. Add in chocolate mixture and continue to mix on low speed until smooth. Add in remaining 2 cups of powdered sugar, if needed add 1 Tbsp heavy cream at a time until you get a spreadable consistency is desired.
Place one cake layer on a serving plate, remove any loose crumbs (if needed, to balance out the layer, with a bread knife, slice crown of top of cake to create an equal all around layer). Spread with frosting, about 1 cup, top with second layer and spread remaining frosting over the top and sides. Decorate as desired.
And enjoy sharing and gathering for dessert.
