Chocolate Blackout Cake

Name: Chocolate Blackout Cake
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8 to 10
Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter, softened, plus more for the pan; 2 1/4 cups cake flour, plus more for dusting; 1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening; 2 cups sugar; 3 large eggs; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 3/4 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder (See Note); 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup milk; 3 cups water; 2 1/2 cups sugar; 1 tablespoon light corn syrup; 1 1/2 cups unsweetened natural cocoa powder (See Note); 2/3 cup cornstarch; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; Pinch of salt

Chocolate Blackout Cake was pinched from <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chocolate-blackout-cake" target="_blank">www.foodandwine.com.</a>

"Pastry star Gale Gand layers her phenomenal, high-rising cake with an intensely chocolaty custard and coats it with cake crumbs...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 stick unsalted butter, softened, plus more for the pan

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2 1/4 cups cake flour, plus more for dusting

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1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening

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2 cups sugar

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3 large eggs

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2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

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3/4 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder (See Note)

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1 teaspoon baking powder

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1 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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1 cup milk

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3 cups water

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2 1/2 cups sugar

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1 tablespoon light corn syrup

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1 1/2 cups unsweetened natural cocoa powder (See Note)

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2/3 cup cornstarch

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6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes

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1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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Pinch of salt

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