Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Name: Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Frosting
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (7 1/2 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 1 1/4 cups, boiling water; 4 ounces, unsweetened chocolate, chopped fine; 1/2 cup (1 1/2 ounces), Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon, instant espresso powder; 10 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/2 cups packed (10 1/2 ounces), light brown sugar; 3 , large eggs, room temperature; 1/2 cup, sour cream, room temperature; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 20 tablespoons (2 1/2 sticks), unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup (4 ounces), confectioners' sugar; 3/4 cup (2 1/4 ounces), Dutch-processed cocoa powder; Pinch, salt; 3/4 cup, light corn syrup; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 8 ounces, milk chocolate, melted and cooled slightly

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2017

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SERVES8 to 10

TIME1½ hours, plus 2 hours cooling

Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Frosting

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Three kinds of chocolate—unsweetened, milk, and cocoa powder—work together to make a moist, rich frosted cake with flavor that reads more “chocolate” than “sweet.” The frosting came together in just a couple of minutes with the help of the ...

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