Birthday Cake

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Ingredients

2 cups plain / all purpose flour ((Note 1))
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 tsp cooking salt (kosher salt) ((halve for table salt, +50% for flakes))
4 large eggs ((50 - 55g / 2 oz each), at room temp (Note 3))
1 1/2 cups caster / superfine sugar ((granulated/regular ok too, Note 2))
115g / 1/2 cup unsalted butter (, cut into 1.5cm / 1/2” cubes (or so))
1 cup milk (, full fat (Note 5))
3 tsp vanilla extract
3 tsp vegetable or canola oil (, or other plain flavoured oil (Note 6))
200g / 7 oz dark chocolate chips or melts (semi-sweet chocolate chips) (, or chopped block (Note 7))
3/4 cup thickened cream / heavy cream (, or other whipping cream 35 – 40% fat (Note 7))
1/4 cup dutch processed cocoa powder ((no need to sift), or regular unsweetened cocoa powder (Note 8))
1/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt ((halve for table salt, +50% for flakes))
100g / 7 tbsp unsalted butter (, softened)
2 cups (250g) soft icing sugar / powdered sugar (, sifted (Note 9))
250g / 8 oz Philadelphia cream cheese block (not tub) (, at room temperature (Note 10))
1/2 cup thickened cream / heavy cream (, for whipping, fridge cold (Note 7))

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