Chocolate Cream Cake

"Chocolate Cream Cake! Moist Chocolate cake layers are filled with chocolate pastry cream and frosted with chocolate cream cheese frosting!..."

INGREDIENTS
2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
2 3/4 cups (322g) All Purpose Flour
1 cup (82g) unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch processed)
2 teaspoons (10g) Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon (2g) Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon (2g) Salt
1 stick + 5 Tablespoons (185g) Unsalted Butter (I sliced the butter into 1 inch pieces onto waxed paper leaving on the countertop for 8 to 10 minutes. It will still be quite cool when adding to the dry ingredients. You should be able to make a fingerprint
1 cup (242g) Sour Cream
1 c. (220g) Milk
4 eggs room temperature
1 teaspoon (4g) vanilla
1 cup (220g) Hot Coffee
1/2 cup (100g) sugar
3 Tablespoons (27g) cornstarch (cornflour in UK)
4 egg yolks
2 cups (484g) whole milk (you could also use half and half)
4 ounces (113g) semi-sweet or dark chocolate baking bar, chopped into smaller pieces for easier melting
2 teaspoons (14g) butter
2 teaspoons (8g) vanilla extract
2 sticks (1 cup) (226g) unsalted butter, softened
2 teaspoons (8g) vanilla extract
6 to 6 1/2 cups (690g to 747g) powdered sugar
1/4 cup (20g) cocoa lightly spoon into cup and level
2 (8oz) packages cream cheese (total weight 452g) I use full fat cream cheese.
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