This cake is no joke! Death by Chocolate Cake

VOTE HERE: https://favchef.com/2025/heather-neff I'm in the QUARTERFINALS! Help me keep going by voting daily! Thank you for supporting me in the Favorite Chef competition—every vote helps bring more cakes (and dreams) to life! This cake is no joke—three layers of dark chocolate cake soaked with cocoa simple syrup, filled and frosted with the silkiest dark chocolate buttercream, and finished with a storm of mini chocolate chips. Melted dark chocolate, espresso, and full-fat sour cream take this over the top. It’s intense, indulgent, and absolutely perfect for Angelica’s surprise party. Stick around for her reaction—worth every bite and beat of suspense! 💖🎂 Print your recipe here: http://adventuresineverydaycooking.com/recipes/death-by-chocolate-cake/ Death by Chocolate Cake Ingredients: Chocolate Simple Syrup 120g (½ cup) water 100g (½ cup) sugar 6g (1 Tbsp) dark or Dutch-processed cocoa powder Dark Chocolate Cake Recipe 260g (2 cups) all-purpose flour 400g (2 cups) sugar 75g (¾ cup) dark or Dutch-processed cocoa powder 8g (2 tsp) baking powder 9g (1 ½) tsp baking soda 6g (1 tsp) salt 240g (1 cup) warm water 255g (1 cup) full-fat sour cream, room temperature 110g (½ cup) vegetable or canola oil 112g of room temp eggs or 2 large eggs 8g (2 tsp) vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste 1g (1 tsp) instant espresso or coffee Chocolate Buttercream Frosting 452g (2 cups or 4 sticks) unsalted room temp butter 100g (1 cup) dark baking cocoa 4g (1 tsp) vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste 3g (½ tsp) salt 625g (5 cups) powdered sugar 180g (¾ cup) room temp heavy whipping cream 230g (1 ⅓ cups) dark chocolate chips, melted then cooled Decorations 1-2 cups of mini chocolate chips #VoteHeatherNeff #FavoriteChef2025 #FavoriteChef #FavChef #DeathByChocolate #SurpriseParty #ChocolateCakeGoals #BakingWithHeart ****Links to my favorite things**** 🧂 Lynker Salt/Pepper Grinders (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/40PG6ej 🧤Oven gloves I use (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3PesyCv 👕 My MERCH is here: http://tee.pub/lic/zCPUJ9t3EZk 🥣 Visit my website at http://www.AdventuresinEverydayCooking.com 💞My Patreon https://www.patreon.com/adventuresineverydaycooking 🔪My Pampered Chef website https://www.PamperedChef.com/pws/AECHeather/ 🖥️Find me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AdventuresinEverydayCooking 🐤Follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AECHeather 📸Follow me on Instagram at @AdventuresinEverydayCooking