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CHOCOLATE CAKE

Easy to make, rich and flavorful Chocolate cake
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 15
Calories 544 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 2⅔ CUPs All-purpose flour, 360 gr
  • 1 Cup Butter, Room temperature
  • 3 Cups Brown sugar, Packed
  • 4 Large Eggs, Room temperature
  • ¾ Cup Cocoa powder, Unsweetened
  • 1 Cup Sour cream, Room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 3 teaspoon Baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1⅓ Cups Boiling water

SOUR CREAM FROSTING

  • ½ Cup Butter, Cubed
  • 3 Ounces Unsweetened Chocolate, 90 gr., Chopped
  • 3 Ounces Semisweet Chocolate, 90 gr., Chopped
  • 3-4 Cups Powdered sugar, Sifted
  • 1 Cup Sour cream
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  •  Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease and dust with flour 3x 8-inch cake pans. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one. Beat in vanilla.
    1 Cup Butter, 3 Cups Brown sugar, 4 Large Eggs, 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  •   In another bowl, sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream beating with a spatula after each pass. Stir in hot water until blended. DO NOTOVERMIX.
    2⅔ CUPs All-purpose flour, ¾ Cup Cocoa powder, 1 Cup Sour cream, 1 teaspoon Baking powder, 3 teaspoon Baking soda, ½ teaspoon Salt, 1⅓ Cups Boiling water
  •   The batter will be very thin. Pour the batter into prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 30 minutes. Cool in pans10 minutes; Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

SOUR CREAM FROSTING

  • Place both chocolates and the butter in a bowl and melt on a double boiler.
    3 Ounces Unsweetened Chocolate, 90 gr., 3 Ounces Semisweet Chocolate, 90 gr., ½ Cup Butter
  • Combine powdered sugar, sour cream, and vanilla in a large bowl. And beat for good two minutes.
    3-4 Cups Powdered sugar, 1 Cup Sour cream, 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract, ½ Cup Butter
  • Add chocolate mixture; beat until smooth. This will take about two minutes. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of the cake.

Notes

How to melt the chocolate;

  • - You can melt the chocolate in the microwave at 10-second intervals, and mix in between.
  • Or put the chocolate in a bowl and place the bowl on a pot of boiling water. Mix occasionally. 

Nutrition

Calories: 544kcalCarbohydrates: 94gProtein: 5gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 496mgPotassium: 272mgFiber: 4gSugar: 46gVitamin A: 761IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 107mgIron: 3mg
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