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Ingredients

• Vanilla Sponge Cake Layers, baked and cooled
  ;(see related recipe at right)

• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 Tbs. dark rum and 1 Tbs. instant coffee
  ;powder, or 1⁄2 tsp. vanilla extract

• 3 egg whites
• 1⁄4 tsp. cream of tartar
• 2⁄3 cup plus 2 Tbs. granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1 Tbs. light corn syrup
• 20 Tbs. (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room
  ;temperature, cut into 10 equal pieces
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 8 oz. semisweet chocolate or white chocolate,
  ;chopped and melted

• 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 16 Tbs. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room
  ;temperature
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. instant coffee powder (optional)
• 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped and
  ;melted
• 1⁄4 cup heavy cream, at room temperature

Description

This Four-layer Cake, Which Boasts A Chocolate Buttercream Filling And A Dark Chocolate Frosting, Is The Ideal Birthday Cake. For A Kid-friendly Version Of The Cake, Omit The Rum And Coffee In The Syrup And The Coffee In The Frosting And Use The Vanilla E

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