Name: Devil's Food Cake with Chocolate-Orange Buttercream
Yield: Makes 12 Servings
Ingredients: 4 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped; 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup plain whole-milk yogurt; 1 1/2 cups (packed) golden brown sugar; 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 2 teaspoons dried lavender blossoms,* finely ground in spice mill; 4 large eggs; 8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 7 tablespoons (or more) water; 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 4 cups powdered sugar, divided; 1 tablespoon grated orange peel; 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt; 1 tablespoon Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur

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