Chocolate Buttermilk Layer Cake

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 None large eggs
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup cocoa power, sifted
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• None None Chocolate Cream
• 3.5 oz dark chocolate (70% cocoa), broken into small pieces
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• None None Icing
• 4.5 oz dark chocolate, broken into small pieces
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp instant espresso coffee, dissolved in 2 tbsp boiling water

1. Preheat oven to 375u0b0F. Grease three 8 inch diameter round springform cake pans and line bases with parchment paper.
2. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, making sure the first is well incorporated before adding the next.
3. Beat in flour in 3 batches, alternating with half the buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. Beat in salt, vanilla and cocoa powder. In a separate bowl, combine vinegar and baking soda, then beat into batter.
4. Divide mixture evenly among pans. Bake for 20-25 mins, or until cake pulls away from sides of pans and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 mins, then turn out to cool completely.
5. Meanwhile, to make the chocolate cream, place chocolate in a bowl and set over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure base of bowl doesn't touch water. When chocolate is nearly melted, remove bowl to a cool surface and stir until chocolate has melted completely and begun to cool. Beat sour cream into chocolate, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
6. Spread half the chocolate cream on 1 cake, then place the second cake on top and spread with remaining chocolate cream. Place third cake on top.
7. To make the icing, melt chocolate and butter in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Stir in coffee mixture. Spread icing over top of cake with a spatula. Allow to set for 1 hour.

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