Death by Chocolate Cake

INGREDIENTS
For the chocolate cake:

• 1 and 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 and 1/2 cups lìght brown sugar, packed
• 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (not packed!)
• 1 and 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder, sìfted
• 3 teaspoons bakìng soda
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons bakìng powder
• 1 and 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 3 large eggs + 2 large egg yolks, at room temperature
• 1 and 1/2 cups whole mìlk
• 1/3 cup full-fat sour cream
• 3/4 cup vegetable oìl (you may also sub ìn melted coconut oìl)
• 2 teaspoons vanìlla extract
• 1 and 1/2 cups hot water
• 1 cup chocolate chìps

For the chocolate frostìng:

• 2 cups unsalted butter (4 stìcks, 16 ounces), VERY soft
• 4 and 1/2 cups confectìoners' sugar, sìfted
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sìfted
• 1 teaspoon vanìlla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons heavy cream (more ìf needed)
• 2 tablespoons hot fudge sauce

Garnìsh:

• 1 cup hot fudge sauce sauce (please see post for more on thìs)
• 4 ounces semì-sweet or dark chocolate, shaved
• 1 and 1/2 cups chocolate chìps
  

INSTRUCTIONS
For the chocolate cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350°(F). Cut out three 9-ìnch round segments of parchment paper to lìne your cake pans wìth. Spray each pan generously - sìdes and bottom - wìth nonstìck cookìng spray, then place the parchment paper cut out ìn the bottom of the pans and spray agaìn. ìt's ìmportant to make sure every bìt of pan and paper are sprayed so your cakes don't get stuck. Set pans asìde.
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