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Yellowest Yellow Cake With Fudgy Chocolate Frosting

Yellow cake should be tender, moist, vanilla-forward, and, well, yellow. These buttermilk-based layers are inspired by a contest-winning upside-down cake by Jessie Sheehan. I called in butter for extra richness and added a pinch of turmeric for color. The chocolate frosting is a riff on Hershey's fa...
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Yellowest Yellow Cake With Fudgy Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients
17 INGREDIENTS
9 SERVINGS
Strong Cold Coffee
1/2 cup strong cold coffee
plus more as needed
Baking Powder
1 tbsp baking powder
Ground Turmeric
1/4 tsp ground turmeric
All Purpose Flour
3 cups all purpose flour
plus more for the pan
Natural Cocoa Powder
1 cup natural cocoa powder
Canola Oil
3/4 cup canola oil
Powdered Sugar
4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Unsalted Butter
1/4 cup unsalted butter
cold, cubed
Vanilla Extract
4 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Egg Yolks
2 large egg yolks
Eggs
2 large eggs
Buttermilk
2 cups buttermilk
room temperature
Granulated Sugar
2 cups granulated sugar
Unsalted Butter
3/4 cup unsalted butter
melted and cooled slightly
Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Kosher Salt
3/4 tsp kosher salt
Kosher Salt
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
Directions
34 STEPS
3 hr
PREP TIME
40 min
COOK TIME
3 hr 40 min
TOTAL TIME
View Directions on Food52
Health Info
Macros
182g
CARBS
46g
FAT
11g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
GLUTEN FREE
LACTOSE FREE
VEGETARIAN
Contains these allergens
MILK
EGGS
WHEAT
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