Alper Sarikaya — Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 219 g flour
• 62 g cocoa powder
• 350 g sugar
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp espresso powder
• 1/2 C vegetable oil
• 2 eggs , at room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 C buttermilk
• 1 C coffee , hot
• 282 g butter , unsalted, softened to room temperature
• 420 g powdered sugar
• 3-5 tbsp heavy cream
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• raspberries , for filling and decoration