Best Chocolate Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Place coffee, cassis, butter, and remaining cocoa powder in a medium size saucepan over medium heat, stirring until butter is melted.
2. 2
   Remove saucepan from heat, add sugar and whisk until dissolved, about 1 minute.
3. 3
   Transfer mixture to a bowl and set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
4. 4
   Place flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and whisk to combine .In a separate bowl place eggs and vanilla lightly whisk to combine.Slowly pour egg and vanilla mixture into cooled chocolate mixture while continuously whisking with the other hand to evenly incorporate the two mixtures.
5. 5
   Add flour mixture and whisk until just combined (batter will be thin and bubbly). Divide batter in half and pour one half into one cake pan and other half into the other cake pan.
6. 6
   Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.Cool cake completely in pan on a rack, about 2 hours. Loosen cake from pan using tip of a dinner knife, then invert rack over pan and turn cake out onto rack.Halve cake horizontally. For an easy trick to cutting cake layers click here.