Gift of the Gods Chocolate Cake

Name: Gift of the Gods Chocolate Cake
Yield: makes 2 (8-inch) cake layers
Ingredients: Barry Callebaut Origins (60% cacao or above), Lindt Dark, or Ghirardelli Premium; 1 3/4 cups cake flour; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 4 ounces dark chocolate, finely chopped; 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 1/2 cup whole or 2% milk; 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 3 large egg yolks; 3/4 cup buttermilk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 large egg whites

December 9, 2011

This is my favorite fudge cake. It is light, but also buttery, chocolaty, soft, and moist. Its texture is strong enough to hold up to buttercream, which can drag a lesser cake down. This cake goes with each of the four icings presented in this chapter.

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