Baker extraordinaire Erin McDowell makes the ultimate chocolate cake, featuring dreamy Devil's Food cake, a creamy chocolate custard filling, and a whipped ganache frosting. GET THE RECIPE ►► https://f52.co/2P4Ni63

For even more chocolate cake (that's cut into btw) check out Rick Martinez's One-Bowl Chocolate Birthday Cake: https://youtu.be/8o4YuANmrEY

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INGREDIENTS
For the Devil's Food Cake:
1 ½ cups unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup boiling water
1 ¼ cups whole milk
9 ounces unsalted butter
3 cups granulated sugar
5 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon fine sea salt

For the chocolate custard filling:
2 ½ cups whole milk
½ cup heavy cream
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
Large pinch fine sea salt
2 large egg yolks
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the whipped ganache:
12 ounces bittersweet chocolate
1 ¼ cup heavy cream
1 recipe Basic Chocolate Glaze (https://food52.com/recipes...)
chocolate sprinkles, as needed for finishing

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