Directions
- 1Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease three 6” or 7” cake pans with butter and dust with flour. Line the bottom with parchment paper rounds.
- 2In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- 3In a separate large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, avocado oil, eggs, and vanilla until combined.
- 4Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix to combine.
- 5Pour in the hot coffee and stir quickly until combined.
- 6Divide the batter evenly among the cake pans.
- 7Bake at 350°F for 25-27 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- 8Remove from oven and cool completely in the pans.
- 9In a saucepan over medium heat, add the butter, chocolate, and heavy cream.
- 10Sift in the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and espresso powder.
- 11Mix constantly until smooth.
- 12Remove from heat and mix in vanilla.
- 13Pour the mixture into a large bowl or baking pan. Cover with plastic wrap so it’s directly touching the frosting, to prevent a film from forming.
- 14Cool at room temperature for 30 minutes, then chill in the fridge for at least 1-2 hours.
- 15Using a serrated knife, thinly slice the tops of each cake layer off to even.
- 16Place one cake layer cut side up on a cake stand or platter. Spread ~1/4 of the chocolate frosting all over the top. Repeat with remaining layers.
- 17After the last cake layer, spread the remaining frosting all over the cake.
- 18Decorate and garnish as desired.
- 19Slice and serve.
Ingredients
- 1.75 cups all purpose flour
- 1.75 cups granulated sugar
- 0.75 cups cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 0.5 cup avocado oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup hot brewed coffee
- 1 cup salted butter
- 300 g dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 0.25 cup cocoa powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp espresso powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 flaky sea salt
Equipment
whiskmeasuring cupsmeasuring spoonslarge bowlsaucepancake pansparchment papertoothpickspatulacake stand or platterserrated knifeplastic wrapice cream scoop
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