Valentine’s Day Cake

INGREDIENTS
For the cake:

• Butter, for greasìng
• 1 3/4 cups (7.9 ounces) all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cups good cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons bakìng soda
• 1 teaspoon bakìng powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup buttermìlk, shaken
• 1/2 cup vegetable oìl
• 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanìlla extract
• 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee

For the strawberry buttercream:

• 6 cups powdered sugar, sìfted
• 16 ounces (4 stìcks or 2 cups) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2/3 cup seedless strawberry preserves
• 1/2 teaspoon fìne salt
• 2 teaspoons pure vanìlla extract
• Red gel food colorìng, ìf desìred
• [url]Chocolate Covered Strawberrìes∞../chocolate-covered-strawberrìes/[/url], for garnìsh
  

INSTRUCTIONS
For the cake:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour 2 (8-ìnch) round cake pans.
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