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No-fail Sour Cream Chocolate Cake Recipe


No-fail Sour Cream Chocolate Cake Recipe
A nice, moist cake!

Maureenlaw

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Ingredients
  • 1 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 1/2 t baking soda
  • 1 t salt
  • 2/3 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 t vanilla
  • Frosting (recipe follows)

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan
  3. In a large bowl, combine flour,sugar,cocoa,baking soda and salt
  4. Add the softened butter,sour cream, eggs and vanilla
  5. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes, scraping bowl as needed
  6. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until wooden pick comes out clean
  7. Cool in pan on wire rack
  8. When completely cool, frost
  9. FROSTING
  10. In a heavy saucepan, melt 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1/4 cup butter over low heat
  11. Stir until smooth
  12. Remove from heat and let cool 5 minutes
  13. Place in a large bowl and add 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 t vanilla
  14. Beat until blended
  15. Add 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar and beat until light and fluffy
  16. Frost cake and store in the refrigerator until ready to serve

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Comments


I can't wait to try this recipe, ^5!!


Sounds really great - Different from the usual chocolate cakes I've made...thanks so much for the fantastic post! ^5
Deb


Five forks for the perfect cake. Thanks for sending it our way.


Thanks for sharing this gem!!!


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