Death by chocolate cake

Name: Death by chocolate cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cups all purpose flour; 1 cup brown sugar; 2 1/4 cups Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 3 teaspoons baking soda; 3 teaspoons baking powder; Pinch kosher salt; 1 1/2 cups melted butter; 6 large eggs, lightly beaten; 2 1/2 cups strong black coffee; 2 1/2 cups buttermilk; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; Above is for cake below for frosting; 3 cups butter, softened; 7 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 2 1/4 cups cocoa powder; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; Pinch kosher salt; 3/4 cups heavy cream (more if necessary); 4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

Regan Nease @cook_8399957

Death by chocolate cake

Regan Nease @cook_8399957

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Ingredients

4 cupsall purpose flour
1 cupbrown sugar
2 1/4 cupsDutch-processed cocoa powder
3 teaspoonsbaking soda
3 teaspoonsbaking powder
Pinchkosher salt
1 1/2 cupsmelted butter
6large eggs, lightly beaten
2 1/2 cupsstrong black coffee
2 1/2 cupsbuttermilk
1 tablespoonpure vanilla extract
Above is for cake below for frosting
3 cupsbutter, softened
7 1/2 cupspowdered sugar
2 1/4 cupscocoa powder
1 tablespoonpure vanilla extract
Pinchkosher salt
3/4 cupsheavy cream (more if necessary)
4 cupssemi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 350. Line 3 8" pans with parchment and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugars, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add the melted butter, eggs, coffee, buttermilk, and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
3

Divide batter evenly among the cake pans. Bake about 35 minutes. Let them cool completely before removing from the pans.
4

Meanwhile: make frosting. In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powdered, vanilla, and salt. Beat in heavy cream (adding more by the tablespoon until consistency is creamy but can hold peaks).
5

Frost cake between layers, then cover the entire cake with frosting. Cover the cake in chocolate chips. Put remaining chocolate chips in microwave then drizzle over the cake.