SMITH ISLAND CAKE

Name: SMITH ISLAND CAKE
Ingredients: INGREDIENTS; FOR THE CAKE:; 24 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pans; 3 1/2 cups flour, plus more for pans; 4 tsp. baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt; 2 1/4 cups sugar; 2 cups milk; 1 tbsp. vanilla extract; 6 eggs; FOR THE ICING:; 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 2 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup evaporated milk; 6 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted; 2 tsp. vanilla extract

SMITH ISLAND CAKE was pinched from <a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Smith-Island-Cake-1000089756" target="_blank">www.saveur.com.</a>

"Our recipe for this towering dessert, featuring eight layers of buttery yellow cake with chocolate-fudge icing, was inspired by a decadent version served at Becca's Smith Island Cakes in Tasley, Virgina. This recipe first appeared in our March 2012 issue, with Jane and Michel Stern's piece Surf and Turf...."

INGREDIENTS

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INGREDIENTS

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FOR THE CAKE:

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24 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pans

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3 1/2 cups flour, plus more for pans

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4 tsp. baking powder

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1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt

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2 1/4 cups sugar

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2 cups milk

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1 tbsp. vanilla extract

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6 eggs

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FOR THE ICING:

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2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped

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2 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped

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2 cups sugar

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1 cup evaporated milk

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6 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted

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2 tsp. vanilla extract

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