Vanilla Buttermilk Cake with Instant Fudge Frosting

Name: Vanilla Buttermilk Cake with Instant Fudge Frosting
Ingredients: 4 whole eggs, room temperature; 2 egg yolks, room temperature; 1-1/4 cups (297 ml) buttermilk, room temperature; 2 teaspoons (10 ml) pure vanilla extract; 3 cups (360 g) cake flour, sifted; 2 cups (400 g) sugar; 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon (17 g) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon (4 g) salt; 1 cup (2 sticks)(227 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 6 oz. (180 g) quality unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled; 4-1/2 cups (563 g) confectioners' sugar (no need to sift); 1-1/2 cups (3 sticks)(340 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 6 tablespoons (90 ml) half-and-half; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) pure vanilla extract

Vanilla Buttermilk Cake with Instant Fudge Frosting was pinched from <a href="http://sweetapolita.com/2011/05/vanilla-buttermilk-cake-with-instant-fudge-frosting/" target="_blank">sweetapolita.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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4 whole eggs, room temperature

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2 egg yolks, room temperature

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1-1/4 cups (297 ml) buttermilk, room temperature

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2 teaspoons (10 ml) pure vanilla extract

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3 cups (360 g) cake flour, sifted

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2 cups (400 g) sugar

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1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon (17 g) baking powder

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1/2 teaspoon (4 g) salt

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1 cup (2 sticks)(227 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature

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6 oz. (180 g) quality unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled

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4-1/2 cups (563 g) confectioners' sugar (no need to sift)

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1-1/2 cups (3 sticks)(340 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature

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6 tablespoons (90 ml) half-and-half

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1 tablespoon (15 ml) pure vanilla extract

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