Raspberry Chocolate Cake Gelson's

Ingredients

• 8 oz unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for greasing pans
• 1 ½ cups plus 2 Tbsp Gelson’s organic all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting pans
• 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• ¼ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 2 tsp espresso powder
• 1 ¼ cups boiling water
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp kosher salt
• 1 ½ cups packed dark brown sugar
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• ½ cup sour cream, room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 18 oz bittersweet chocolate, rough chopped
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 6 egg whites from Gelson’s large eggs
• 2 ½ cups unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 2 pints raspberries, divided
• Special equipment: 3 8” cake pans