The Red Cat Cookies-and-Cream Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup hot coffee
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 cups cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup mascarpone
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 cups chocolate wafer bits
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
• 3 sticks (12 ounces) unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 24 chocolate wafers, broken into bits for decorating