Beatty's Chocolate Cake

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Beverley Chan

1¾ cups all-purpose flour

2 cups sugar

¾ cups good cocoa powder, such as Valrhona

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 cup buttermilk, shaken

½ cup vegetable oil

2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (recipe follows)

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (frosts one cake, or 12 cupcakes)

6 ounces good semisweet chocolate, such as Valrhona (see note)

½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 extra-large egg yolk, at room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1¼ cups sifted confectioners’ sugar

1 tablespoon instant coffee granules, such as Nescafe

Note: Ingredients may have been altered from the original.

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