Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake Recipe by The Curvy Carrot
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Ingredients
For the cake:1 and 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting pans
12 tablespoons (1 and 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened but still cool
1 and 1/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup nonalkalized cocoa, such as Hershey�s, sifted
2 teaspoons instant espresso or coffee powder
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the frosting:
10 ounces chocolate (you can use bittersweet, semisweet, or milk chocolate�.your choice), chopped fine
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/3 cups confectioners� sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 and 1/4 sticks unsalted butter, cut into chunks and softened