Chocolate Expresso Cake

The Birthday cake was made for a friend of mine, she wanted to give it to her husband for his birthday... Ingredients Butter, for greasing the pans 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans 2 cups sugar 3/4 cups good cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup buttermilk, shaken 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter three 8-inch x 2-inch round cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then butter and flour the pans. Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix on low speed until combined. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry. With mixer still on low, add the coffee and stir just to combine, scraping the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 30 minutes, then turn them out onto a cooling rack and cool completely. Place 1 layer, flat side up, on a flat plate or cake pedestal. With a knife or offset spatula, spread the top with frosting. Place the second layer on top, and then third, rounded sides up, and spread the frosting evenly on the top and sides of the cake. You can just add the frosting in between the cakes and on the top or spread all around. For frosting: combine 8oz cream cheese, a packet of jello pudding mix in cheesecake flavor, 1 tablespoon of instant coffee and two cups of very cold whole milk. Whisk all together with electric mixer. You can add more milk if needed. For the Ganache: Bring 1 cup of heavy cream to a boil. Take off of heat, add 4 oz of chocolate chips (semi sweet) with a tablespoon of butter. Mix until all chocolate is melted. Let it cool down completely before pouring it on top of the cake.