Ingredients
Cake
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 1 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup hot strong coffee
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 large eggs
Caramel Ganache
- 9 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 1/8 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Filling and Assembly
- 1 1/4 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
- 1 1/2 cups chilled heavy cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
- Flaky sea salt (such as Maldon)
Special equipment
- Two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides; a 9-inch-diameter springform pan
Description
An Ultra-smooth Ganache And A Final Flourish Of Crunchy Sea Salt Make This One Elegant Cake.
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