Day 70: Chocolate Cake (Late, but Worth the Wait!)

Ok so this tutorial is late after my phone went skidding across the freeway with all my footage, but this chocolate cake tutorial is worth the wait! It was my friend Sara's birthday and since she couldn't get her favorite cupcake, I decided to do the next best thing and bake one! A white cake with chocolate buttercream frosting and a whipped chocolate ganache filling.
White Cake Ingredients:
3 cups flour
3 cups sugar
1/2 cup of shortening (optional)
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
2 tsp Baking Powder
Pinch of salt
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
5 Eggs
1/2 buttermilk (or make your own with 1/2 cup of whole milk with 1/2 tbs of vinegar)
1/2 cup of whole milk
bake at 350 degrees/ ~30 minutes
Chocolate Ganache Filling:
1/4 cup cream
1 cup of chocolate chips of your choice
Chocolate Buttercream:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
2 cups of powdered sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tbs of whole milk