3 cupsAll-Purpose Flour (or a gluten-free AP flour or a blanched almond flour, same amount)
2 ⅔ cupsGranulated Sugar
½ cupCocoa Powder (100%)
1 ½ teaspoonsBaking Powder
1 tablespoonBaking Soda
½ cupMayonnaise (or full-fat sour cream or Greek yogurt)
¾ cupVegetable Oil
1 cupFull-Fat Buttermilk (or 1 cup of half-and-half or whole milk mixed with 1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice)
1 tablespoonVanilla Extract
1 ½ cupsHot Water
3 Large Eggs (at room temp)
1 cupUnsalted Butter (softened)
3 ½ cupsConfectioners' Sugar
½ cupDutch-Process Cocoa Powder (or unsweetened cocoa powder)
3 tablespoonsHeavy Cream
2 teaspoonsVanilla Extract
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