The Quintessential Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

Cake
2 cups sugar
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup cocoa powder
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
1 ½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup scolding hot coffee

Ganache Filling
12 oz. heavy cream (about 1 ½ cups)
12 oz. baking chocolate ( I use Ghirardelli dark chips)
2 Tb. butter
2 Tb. sugar

Frosting
1 stick butter, melted
2/3 cup cocoa powder
3+ cups powdered sugar
1/3 cream (or milk)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. instant coffee

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