yummy Devils food cake with white chocolate butter cream frosting

This devils food cake and the white chocolate frosting pretty much melt in your mouth. The flavors are so good together. If you like white chocolate this frosting is amazing! I made this for a birthday. Add chocolate shaving and m&m's, Presto! instant birthday cake.

For the cake:

9 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1½ cups cake flour (not self-rising)
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1½ cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
½ cup strong coffee (or water)
½ cup whole or low-fat milk

preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

 Butter two 9″ x 2″ cake pans and line the bottoms with circles of parchment paper.

 sift together the cocoa powder, cake flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a bowl.

 In the bowl of a standing electric mixer, or by hand, beat together the butter and sugar about 5 minutes until smooth and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time until fully incorporated. ( I always make sure to scrape the sides of my standing mixer to make sure everything is getting mixed in)

 Mix together the coffee and milk. Stir half of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, the add the coffee and milk. Finally stir in the other half of the dry ingredients.

6. Divide the batter into the two prepared cake pans and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting. ( I usually cool in the pans for 15 minutes, than take the cakes out of the pans and cool on wire racks until completely cool)

This recipe adapted by Davidlebovitz.com

For the frosting:

1 2/3 cups( 10 ounce package) Hershey's Premier white chocolate chips( I used ghirardelli white chocolate chips, only because i love their chocolate)

1/3 cup of milk

1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) cold butter, cut into pieces

1 3/4 cups powdered sugar

Place white chips and milk in microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute. stir. Microwave an additional 30 seconds, at a time until mixture is smooth and creamy when stirred.( keep stirring eventually the lumps will disappear): cool to lukewarm.

Beat butter and powdered sugar gradually into white chip mixture, beat until fluffy.

This makes about 4 cups of frosting. enough for two layer cake plus decorating.

recipe adapted by: The Cake Mix Bible Link