One-Bowl Devil's Food Layer Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting

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subheading: FOR THE CAKE:

24 tablespoons (3 sticks) unsalted butter

1 ½ cups (12 ounces) black coffee or black tea, such as assam

1 cup (3 ounces) Dutch-process cocoa powder

1 ¼ cups (6 ounces) finely chopped dark chocolate, about 72 percent

2 cups loosely packed (16 ounces) light brown sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon kosher salt (see headnote)

6 large eggs, straight from the refrigerator, plus 3 tablespoons (1 ½ ounces) egg yolks (from about 3 large eggs)

2 cups (9 ounces) flour (see headnote)

1 tablespoon baking soda

subheading: FOR THE FROSTING:

3 ¾ cups (20 ounces) finely chopped 35 percent milk chocolate (see headnote)

3 cups (24 ounces) heavy cream

¼ teaspoon kosher salt (see headnote)

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