Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

If you love chocolate, you will absolutely be in heaven with your first bite of Sour Cream Chocolate Cake! A moist, rich, not-too-sweet chocolate cake topped with decadent, creamy homemade chocolate frosting… this is chocolate perfection!

FOR THE CHOCOLATE LOVERS

I do love chocolate and sometimes, when a craving hits, nothing else will do. But I’m not one who craves chocolate and always chooses a chocolate dessert when given the option. I’m actually a fruit dessert fan.

However… and this is a BIG ‘however’… I adore chocolate cake. Especially when it’s homemade. Especially when it’s frosted with perfect chocolate frosting.

This Sour Cream Chocolate Cake is for sure my all-time favorite. It’s sweet, but the cake especially isn’t overpoweringly sweet. It’s dense, but not too dense. Just perfect.

Cake Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 cups packed brown sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups sour cream
• 1 1/3 cup boiling water
• Frosting Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, chopped
• 3 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate, chopped
• 5 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease a 10×15 inch (4-4.5 quart) glass baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
• Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt into another large mixing bowl. Whisk to combine. Add the wet mixture and sour cream to the dry ingredients and beat with an electric mixer just until well blended. Add the boiling water then stir until combined.
• Pour the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until a toothpick or knife is inserted into the center of the cake and comes out clean. Set the cake aside to cool.
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