Smith Island Cake

Smith Island Cake

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The pride of Smith Island, Maryland—and the state's official dessert.

Keywords

  • Desserts or Baked Goods
  • Mid-Atlantic
  • Cakes
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Ingredients

  • 10 ounces (283 grams) bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams) sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2½ cups (10 ounces/283 grams) cake flour
  • 1¼ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1¾ cups (12¼ ounces/347 grams) sugar
  • 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 3 large eggs, separated, plus 3 large yolks, room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • Pinch cream of tartar

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