My Best Chocolate Birthday Cake + Ten Years Of Hummingbird High
"This chocolate birthday cake is made with three layers of an easy, moist chocolate buttermilk cake and silky chocolate cream cheese frosting...."
INGREDIENTS
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3 cups (12 ounces or 340 grams) cake flour
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3 cups (21 ounces or 595 grams) granulated sugar
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1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons (3.35 ounces or 95 grams) cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy
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1 Tablespoon baking soda
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1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
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1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
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1 ½ cups (12 ounces or 340 grams) buttermilk, at room temperature
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¾ cup (6 ounces or 170 grams) canola oil
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3 large eggs, at room temperature
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2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
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1 ½ cups (12 ounces or 340 grams) freshly made and still very hot coffee
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1 cup (2 sticks or 8 ounces or 227 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
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¾ cup (6 ounces or 170 grams) cream cheese, at room temperature
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1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
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1 cup (3 ounces or 85 grams) cocoa powder
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4 teaspoons light corn syrup
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7 cups (28 ounces or 794 grams) confectioners' sugar
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¼ teaspoon kosher salt
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6 Tablespoons (3 ounces or 85 grams) whole milk, at room temperature
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sprinkles, for garnish
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