Chocolate Sour Cream Cake with Fudgy Frosting
With fudgy frosting holding this hefty cake together, it's ideal for potlucks and tailgates.
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Chocolate Sour Cream Cake with Fudgy Frosting
Directions
- 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.
- 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. Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans. Using a small offset spatula or rubber spatula, smooth the top of batter in each pan.
- Bake 25 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool cake layers in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Using a small metal spatula, loosen sides of each cake layer. Place a wire rack on top of one pan; carefully invert pan with rack. Lift pan off cake layer. Repeat with the remaining cake layer. Cool cake layers on wire racks about 2 hours or until completely cool.
- Prepare Fudgy Frosting. Place one layer flat side down on plate. Spread top with 1 cup frosting. Stack second layer flat side down. Spread the top and sides with the remaining frosting. Makes 16 servings.
Fudgy Frosting
Directions
- 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.
Nutrition Facts (Chocolate Sour Cream Cake with Fudgy Frosting)
- Per serving:
- 555 kcal ,
- 27 g fat
- (14 g sat. fat ,
- 2 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 9 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 56 mg chol. ,
- 201 mg sodium ,
- 77 g carb. ,
- 2 g fiber ,
- 63 g sugar ,
- 4 g pro.
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Reviews (2)
Desireé Owen
849 Days Ago
I agree with Kimberly. I was disappointed with the outcome, as well. Even the frosting did not come out. Epic Fail really.
Kimberly Ghassemian
1838 Days Ago
I was very excited to make this cake, but the end result was not very good. I think the liquid to flour portions are not right. I made cupcakes instead of a layer and the cupcake never cooked in the middle after making adjustments to the cooking time. I had to throw the end results in the trash and come up with a back up plan.