Market Hall Foods Blog - Chocolate Yuzu Cake

Ingredients

• For the Cake:
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups Yuzu Mayonnaise
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 cups + 1 tablespoon Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, generous
• 1 1/3 cups hot water
• For the Chocolate Buttercream:
• 6 ounces good semisweet chocolate
• 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 extra-large egg yolk, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon Yuzu Juice , (optional)
• 1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar