Rich Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Liqueur Ganache & Chocolate Cream Filling

This is my version of the Chocolate Cake IV from Southern Living.

The Southern Living version has a mocha cream filling as well as a Coffee Liqueur Ganache.  My clients didn't want anything mocha or coffe flavored, so I adjusted it as necessary.

Because it needed to serve at least 25 people, I doubled the recipe.  It has 4 9" layers as opposed to 3 8" layers that you see in the bottom photo.

Because I made it for someone else, I wasn't able to cut it open to see the inside.

Here is the photo from Southern Living:

Enjoy!

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