Yellow Birthday Cake with Fluffy Chocolate Ganache Frosting
- 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup nonfat buttermilk
- Fluffy Chocolate Ganache Frosting
- 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- This recipe is vegetarian
- Cooking & Baking
- Baking powder (1 teaspoon)
- Baking soda (1/2 teaspoon)
- Cake flour (3 cups)
- Chocolate, semisweet (12 ounces)
- Confectioners’ sugar (1 cup)
- Fluffy chocolate ganache frosting (1)
- Kosher salt (3/4 teaspoon)
- Sugar (2 cups)
- Vanilla (1 1/2 teaspoon)
- Dairy
- Butter, unsalted (2 1/2 cups)
- Buttermilk, nonfat (1 cup)
- Heavy cream (1 cup)
- Refrigerated
- Egg yolks (3)
- Eggs (3)
Preparation
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Published August 24, 2011 (1 year ago).
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