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Smith Island Cake

By Pam Lolley • Cake Recipes • Cuisine?
5.00 Prep: 45m Cook: 45m
Ingredients:
  • 4 cups heavy cream
  • ¼ cup light corn syrup
  • 24 ounces bittersweet baking chocolate, chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • cooking spray
  • 1 ½ cups salted butter, softened
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 5 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 ¾ cups buttermilk, at room temperature
Created: Sep 23, 2025 Updated: Sep 23, 2025