Rich Chocolate Cake Recipe - Cakes by MK

Ingredients

• 1¾ cups flour (regular all purpose)
• ½ cup cocoa powder (unsweetened, dutch process preferred)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ¾ cup unsalted butter
• 1¼ cups dark chocolate (I use 50% dark but any good quality semi-sweet chocolate will work)
• ⅓ cup milk (cold)
• 1½ cups white granulated sugar
• 1½ tbsp instant coffee powder
• ⅓ cup unflavoured vegetable oil (I use canola oil)
• 2 tsp vanilla essence/extract
• 3 large eggs (room temperature)
• ½ cup hot water
• 1 cup whipping/heavy cream
• 4 tsp cocoa powder (unsweetened, dutch process preferred)
• 2½ cups dark chocolate (I use 50% dark but any good quality semi-sweet chocolate will work)
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1⅓ cups powdered sugar (also known as icing/confectioners sugar)
• ½ tsp instant coffee powder