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2
eggs
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1 1/2
cups all-purpose flour
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1/3
cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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1
teaspoon baking powder
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1/2
teaspoon baking soda
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1/2
teaspoon salt
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1/2
cup shortening
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1 1/4
cups sugar
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1
teaspoon vanilla
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3
ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled
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1
8 ounce carton dairy sour cream
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1
cup milk
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1
recipe Fudgy Frosting
1. Let eggs stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. Set aside.
2. In small bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In large bowl beat shortening and sugar on medium speed until combined. Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined. Beat in melted chocolate and sour cream. Alternately add flour mixture and milk; beat on low after each addition just until combined. Spread batter in prepared pans.
3. Bake 25 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool.
4. Prepare Fudgy Frosting. Place one layer flat side down on plate. Spread top with 1 cup frosting. Stack second layer flat side down. Spread with remaining frosting. Makes 16 servings.
Yield: 4 cups
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1
12 ounce package semisweet chocolate pieces
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1/2
cup butter
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1
8 ounce carton sour cream
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4 1/2
cups (1 lb.) sifted powdered sugar
In large pan over low heat melt and stir semisweet chocolate pieces and butter. Cool 10 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Stir in powdered sugar; stir until smooth. Makes 4 cups.
- Servings Per Recipe 16,
- Calories 555,
- Protein (gm) 4,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 77,
- Fat, total (gm) 27,
- Cholesterol (mg) 56,
- Saturated fat (gm) 14,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 9,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 2,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 2,
- Sugar, total (gm) 63,
- Vitamin A (IU) 389,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 1,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 32,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- Sodium (mg) 201,
- Potassium (mg) 193,
- Calcium (DV %) 91,
- Iron (DV %) 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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This was a good cake, but difficult to make. The cake itself is quite crumbly and almost completely fell apart. We just used extra icing to hold it together. The icing is quite tart. Overall, B+
10/4/2010 03:11:26 PM Report Abusethis sour cream in in the icing and then you take one cup of the icing and put that in the cake mix...
9/25/2010 04:24:52 PM Report Abusecan anyone of u read? sour cream in both, and the frosting is also there too.
7/12/2010 07:48:32 AM Report AbuseThe sour cream is in BOTH the cake and the frosting. You will need a total of 16oz sour cream for this recipe. 8oz for the cake and 8oz for the frositng.
3/3/2010 01:14:48 PM Report AbuseHi. I'm with "anonymous"...is the sour cream in the cake mix or frosting? There must be a misprint. I would assume the sour cream is in the cake recipe, not the frosting. Would someone please clarify? This cake looks wonderful. Many thanks.
2/22/2010 06:07:50 AM Report Abuse