Triple-Layer Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• •2 cups all-purpose flour
• •2 cups sugar
• •3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• •2 tsp baking soda
• •1 tsp baking powder
• •1 tsp salt
• •1 cup buttermilk
• •1/2 cup vegetable oil
• •2 large eggs
• •2 tsp vanilla extract
• •1 cup hot strong coffee
• •For ganache: 2 cups heavy cream, 16 oz dark chocolate (chopped), 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line three 8-inch round pans.

2. 2

   Whisk dry ingredients. Add buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla; beat 2 minutes. Stir in hot coffee — batter will be thin.

3. 3

   Divide between pans. Bake 30–35 minutes until a tester comes out with moist crumbs. Cool completely.

4. 4

   Make ganache: heat cream to a bare simmer, pour over chopped chocolate, let sit 3 minutes, whisk smooth, stir in butter. Cool until spreadable.

5. 5

   Stack layers with ganache between each. Cover top and sides, smoothing with an offset spatula.

6. 6

   Chill 20 minutes to set before slicing.