Portuguese Coffee Buttercake

== Description ==
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group
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== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (no substitutions)
* 1 cup sugar
* 4 large eggs, at room temperature
* 1 tsp vanilla extract
* 1½ cup all-purpose flour
* ¼ tsp salt
=== Coffee buttercream ===
* ¾ cup milk
* 6 large egg yolks
* 1 cup sugar
* 4 tsp instant coffee powder
* 1 tbsp vanilla extract
* 2 cups unsalted butter, softened
== Directions ==
=== Cake wafers ===
# Preheat oven to 350°F.
# Invert two (or more if you have them) 9-inch round cake pans; grease and flour bottoms of pans.
# Beat butter in mixer bowl until smooth.
# Beat in sugar until light and fluffy.
# Add eggs one at a time,beating well after each addition.
# Beat in vanilla.
# Beat in flour and salt just until combined.
# Spread ⅓ cup batter evenly on each inverted cake pan to within ¼ inch of edge.
# Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly browned around edges.
# With long, thin metal spatula, loosen each wafer and transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
# Repeat on buttered, floured pans with remaining batter to make a total of 12 wafers. 
=== Coffee buttercream ===
# Heat milk in medium saucepan over medium heat just to boiling.
# Meanwhile, whisk egg yolks and sugar together in medium bowl.
# Gradually whisk in hot milk.
# Return mixture to saucepan; cook, stirring constantly, over medium-low heat until mixture thickens and coats back of spoon, about 6 minutes (do not boil).
# Strain through sieve into mixer bowl.
# Stir in coffee powder and vanilla.
# Cool to room temperature.
# Beat in 2 cups butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition.
=== Assembly ===
# Place 1 cake wafer on serving platter.
# Spread evenly with ⅓ cup buttercream.
# Add second wafer and ⅓ cup more buttercream; repeat with remaining wafers and buttercream, ending with wafer.
# Pipe remaining buttercream decoratively on top (Can be made ahead. Cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours).
# Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving.
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