Southern Devil’s Food Cake

Name: Southern Devil’s Food Cake
Ingredients: 1 lb. semisweet chocolate (preferably 58% cacao), finely chopped; 2 cups heavy cream; 1 oz. (2 Tbs.) unsalted butter, softened; 6 oz. (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened; more for the pans; 8 oz. (1-3/4 cups) all-purpose flour; more for the pans; 2 cups packed dark brown sugar; 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 3 large eggs, at room temperature; 2-1/4 oz. (3/4 cup) unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 1-1/4 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. kosher salt; 1-1/2 cups buttermilk, preferably low fat, at room temperature; 1/4 cup mayonnaise

Southern Devil’s Food Cake was pinched from <a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/southern-devils-food-cake.aspx" target="_blank">www.finecooking.com.</a>

"This four-layer Southern classic is made with cocoa powder, not chocolate, with a generous spoonful of mayonnaise in the batter to keep the cake moist and rich. A simple, luscious ganache of semisweet chcoolate, cream, and butter does double duty as filling and frosting...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 lb. semisweet chocolate (preferably 58% cacao), finely chopped

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2 cups heavy cream

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1 oz. (2 Tbs.) unsalted butter, softened

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6 oz. (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened; more for the pans

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8 oz. (1-3/4 cups) all-purpose flour; more for the pans

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2 cups packed dark brown sugar

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2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

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3 large eggs, at room temperature

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2-1/4 oz. (3/4 cup) unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder

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1-1/4 tsp. baking soda

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1 tsp. baking powder

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1 tsp. kosher salt

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1-1/2 cups buttermilk, preferably low fat, at room temperature

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1/4 cup mayonnaise

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