Old-Fashioned Devil’s Food Cake

Ingredients:

• For the Devil’s Food Cake:
  • 2 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened non-alkalized cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 8 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup hot brewed coffee
• For the Chocolate Frosting:
  • 16 oz high-quality semi-sweet chocolate
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 3 1/2 tbsp light corn syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 16 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/8 tsp fine sea salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F, prepare pans.
2. Sift dry ingredients; set aside.
3. Cream butter and sugars, then add eggs and vanilla.
4. Alternate adding dry ingredients and sour cream mixture.
5. Add hot coffee, mix.
6. Divide batter into pans, bake for 38-45 mins.
7. Cool in pans, then on a rack.