A Chocolate Cake That's Got It All
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INGREDIENTS
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Butter, for coating cake pans
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2 cups sugar
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1 3/4 cups cake flour
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2 tablespoons cornstarch
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa, preferably Dutch process
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1 teaspoon instant coffee
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3/4 cup boiling water
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1/2 cup sour cream
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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4 large egg whites, at room temperature (you may want to save yolks to use in the frosting)
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14 tablespoons (1 3/4 sticks) unsalted butter, melted, but not hot
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Soft and Creamy Double Chocolate Frosting, recipe follows
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Special equipment: 2 (8-inch) cake pans
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1/2 cup egg substitute, or 4 egg yolks (left over from cake), with enough milk added to equal 1/2 cup, plus additional milk, if necessary
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1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
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1/2 teaspoon instant coffee
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
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4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
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3 cups confectioners' sugar (sifted if it contains hard lumps)
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4 teaspoons light corn syrup
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