Posted by: Fruffy 08-09-99 4:58 AM
Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
Source: Baker Boulanger
1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 3/4 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup cocoa, measured then sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon baking powder
3 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sour cream
1/3 cup milk
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate (coarsely chopped) or chocolate chunks
Non-stick cooking spray
Confectioner's sugar
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Generously grease a ten inch tube pan or 12 cup Bundt pan.
Cream butter with sugar until well blended.
Blend in eggs and vanilla until smooth.
In a separate bowl, whisk together cocoa, flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
Stir flour mixture into batter.
As it mixes, add sour cream and milk.
Blend on low speed until thoroughly combined, stopping to scrape sides and bottom of bowl to ensure no bits of sugar remain unmixed.
Spoon half of batter into prepared pan.
Top with half of chocolate.
Spoon on remaining batter and top with remaining chocolate.
Bake 60-70 minutes until cake tests done.
It should spring back when lightly touched with your fingertips.
Cool ten minutes in pan before unmolding to a serving plate.
Cool well and then dust with confectioner's sugar.
Can also be made in two 9 by 5 inch loaf pans.
Freezes well.