The Best Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: For the Cake: 4 cups flour 1 cup cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 large eggs 1 cup buttermilk 4 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 1/3 cups unsalted butter 2 1/4 cups brown sugar 1 1/4 cups stout For the Fudge Frosting: 12 ounces dark chocolate 2 1/4 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar (sifted) 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste Instructions: For the Cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and line three 9-inch cake pans. Sieve the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large mixing bowl, and mix together. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, buttermilk and mayonnaise together. Put the butter into a saucepan and let it melt, then add the brown sugar. Stir until it’s mostly dissolved, then take off the heat and add in the stout. Pour the sugar mixture into the dry ingredients and mix, then add in the egg mixture. Mix until just combined then divide between the three ...