Old-Fashioned Chocolate Layer Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Chocolate Layer Cake
Ingredients: 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), very soft, plus extra for greasing pans; 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams), plus extra for dusting pans; 4 ounces (113 grams) unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup Dutch-processed cocoa (3/4 ounce/21 grams); 1/2 cup hot water; 1 3/4 cups sugar (12 1/4 ounces/347 grams); 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon table salt; 1 cup buttermilk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 4 large eggs; 2 large egg yolks; 16 ounces (454 grams) semisweet chocolate, finely chopped; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick); 1/3 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons corn syrup; 1/4 teaspoon table salt; 1 1/4 cups heavy cream (cold)

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Ingredients

12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), very soft, plus extra for greasing pans
1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (8 3/4 ounces/248 grams), plus extra for dusting pans
4 ounces (113 grams) unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup Dutch-processed cocoa (3/4 ounce/21 grams)
1/2 cup hot water
1 3/4 cups sugar (12 1/4 ounces/347 grams)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon table salt
1 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 large eggs
2 large egg yolks
16 ounces (454 grams) semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick)
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1 1/4 cups heavy cream (cold)