Chocolate Celebration Cake – Crafts to Crumbs

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (109g) cake flour
• 1/3 cup (33g) cocoa powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 6 large eggs separated
• ¾ cup (177 ml) whole milk
• 1 stick (113 g) unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder or instant coffee
• 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¾ cup (150g) sugar
• 2 1/2 cups (591ml) heavy whipping cream
• ¼ cup (21g) cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup (50g) confectioner’s sugar (or adjust to taste)
• chocolate shards to garnish