Chocolate Coffee Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache

The chocolate coffee cake is pure ego. It is a basic Baked creation that does not readily fit into any regional or historical category. It is a perennial customer favorite, and the recipe is requested often enough to demand inclusion in this book. The chocolate cake is dark, moist, and inviting, while the coffee buttercream filling and frosting is a bit adult without leaving an extreme coffee aftertaste. The entire three-layer affair is dressed in a thick, drippy, sexy chocolate ganache and