Death by Chocolate Cake

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Lindsey

subheading: Chocolate Simple Syrup:

½ cup water (120g)

½ cup granulated sugar (100g)

2 Tbsp dark baking cocoa powder (10g)

subheading: Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe:

2 cups all-purpose flour (260g)

2 cups granulated sugar (400g)

¾ cup dark cocoa powder, sifted (75g)

2 tsp baking powder (8g)

1 ½ tsp baking soda (9g)

1 tsp fine salt (6g)

1 cup warm water (240g)

1 cup sour cream, room temperature (255g)

½ cup vegetable oil (110g)

2 large eggs, room temperature (112g)

2 tsp vanilla extract (8g)

1 tsp instant espresso or coffee (1g) - optional

subheading: Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:

2 cups (or 4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature (434g)

1 cup dark baking cocoa, sifted (80g)

1 tsp vanilla extract (4g)

½ tsp fine salt (3g)

5 cups powdered sugar (625g)

⅔ cup heavy cream, room temperature (180g)

1 ⅓ cups dark chocolate chips, melted and cooled (230g)

subheading: Additional decorations:

2 cups mini chocolate chips (360g)

subheading: Recommended Tools:

8-inch cake pans

Spinning cake stand

10-inch greaseproof cake board

Large offset spatula

Bench Scraper

Electric hand mixer or stand mixer

Small Piping Bag

Open Star Frosting Tip (like a Wilton 1M)

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