Ultimate Chocolate Cake

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Gisela Bataller

subheading: Devil's food cake:

1 ½ cups (128 g) unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably dark or black cocoa powder, plus more for coating pans

1 cup (242 g) boiling water

1 ¼ cups (285 g) whole milk

9 ounces (255 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature

3 cups (595 g) granulated sugar

5 large (284 g) eggs

1 tablespoon (15 g) vanilla extract

3 cups (361 g) all purpose flour

2 teaspoons (8 g) baking powder

1 teaspoon (6 g) baking soda

¾ teaspoon (3 g) fine sea salt

subheading: Chocolate custard filling:

2 ½ cups (605 g) whole milk

½ cup (121 g) heavy cream

4 ounces (113 g) unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped

4 ounces (113 g) bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

1 cup (198 g) granulated sugar

⅓ cup (37 g) cornstarch

large pinch fine sea salt

2 large (42 g) egg yolks

2 tablespoons (28 g) unsalted butter

2 teaspoons (10 g) vanilla extract

subheading: Whipped ganache:

12 ounces (340 g) bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

1 ¼ cup (282 g) heavy cream

1 recipe Basic Chocolate Glaze ( food52.com/recipes...)

chocolate sprinkles, as needed for finishing

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