Smith Island Cake
Ingredients:
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4 cups heavy cream
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¼ cup light corn syrup
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24 ounces bittersweet baking chocolate, chopped
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¼ teaspoon kosher salt
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cooking spray
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1 ½ cups salted butter, softened
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2 cups white sugar
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5 large eggs, at room temperature
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, sifted
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1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
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¾ teaspoon baking soda
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½ teaspoon kosher salt
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1 ¾ cups buttermilk, at room temperature