INGREDIENTS
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5 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
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1½ cups very hot coffee
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3 cups sugar
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2½ cups flour
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1½ cups cocoa powder, sifted
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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¾ teaspoons. baking powder
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½ tsp. salt
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3 whole eggs and 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
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¾ cup canola oil
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1½ cups buttermilk
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1 teaspoons vanilla
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Filling:
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12 ounces white chocolate, chopped
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½ cup cream
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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (you may choose to make your favorite chocolate icing instead...it should be enough to frost a layer cake):
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2 cups butter, at room temperature
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7 cups powdered sugar, sifted
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1 cup cocoa powder, sifted
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½ cup cream (more or less depending on desired consistency)
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2 teaspoons vanilla