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Double Chocolate Layer Cake

"This is the most fabulous chocolate cake that I've ever made," Ina Garten declared when F&W ran her recipe in 2007. The buttermilk keeps the cake moist and light, and the bit of coffee in the cake and frosting keeps the sweetness in check.
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383
1 hr 30 min
TOTAL TIME
1022
CALORIES
$1.88
PER SERVING
Double Chocolate Layer Cake
Ingredients
19 INGREDIENTS
8 SERVINGS
Semisweet Chocolate
6 oz semisweet chocolate
coarsely chopped
Hot Coffee
1 cup hot coffee
Eggs
2 large eggs
Butter
butter
for greasing the pan
Sugar
2 cups sugar
Baking Soda
2 tsp baking soda
Baking Powder
1 tsp baking powder
Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Pure Vanilla Extract
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Buttermilk
1 cup buttermilk
Pure Vanilla Extract
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instant Coffee Granules
1 tbsp instant coffee granules
Powdered Sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
sifted
Unsalted Butter
2 sticks unsalted butter
at room temperature
Kosher Salt
1 tsp kosher salt
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Egg Yolk
1 large egg yolk
All Purpose Flour
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
plus more for dusting
Hot Water
2 tsp hot water
Directions
22 STEPS
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Health Info
Macros
113g
CARBS
61g
FAT
10g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
GLUTEN FREE
LACTOSE FREE
VEGETARIAN
Contains these allergens
MILK
EGGS
WHEAT
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