Gourmet Lives First Birthday Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising; sift before measuring)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/4 sticks (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs, warmed in warm water 5 minutes
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups well-stirred plain, whole-milk yogurt (not Greek-style), at room temperature (see Cooks' Notes)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup boiling-hot water
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (60% cacao), chopped fine
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate (100% cacao), chopped fine
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon pieces and softened
• 3 (8- or 9-inch) round cake pans, 2 inches deep; large sifter or sieve; electric stand mixer (preferred but optional), fitted with paddle attachment; offset metal spatula (for frosting cake)

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