Happy Wife, Happy Life Chocolate Cake

Happy Wife, Happy Life Chocolate Cake

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This is cookbook author Julia Turshen's wife's favorite cake recipe. It's "incredibly easy to make and is decadent without being too heavy or too sweet," she writes.

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Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¾ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder (such as Guittard or Droste), sifted if lumpy
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup strong black coffee, at room temperature
  • 1 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips or roughly chopped semisweet chocolate
  • ¾ cup sour cream, at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • ½ cup raspberry jam (seeded or seedless, whatever your preference)

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