Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Icing | Style at Home

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cocoa powder, sifted
• 1 tbsp instant espresso coffee granules
• 11/2 tsp baking powder
• 11/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 11/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 21/4 cups buttermilk
• 2 250-g packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted
• 4 cups icing sugar
• 3 egg whites
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• Sifted cocoa powder (optional)