INGREDIENTS
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3 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
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4 cups sugar
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1½ teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon fine sea salt
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9 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
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2 cups hot freshly brewed coffee
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1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
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4 large eggs, at room temperature
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1 cup canola oil
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1 cup sour cream, at room temperature.
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1 recipe Chocolate Buttercream:
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9 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
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¾ pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
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2 tablespoons whole milk
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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2½ to 3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted