Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

Here's a delicious sour cream chocolate cake recipe.  The sour cream not only helps make this a moist cake, but the added fat also enhances the chocolate flavor in your mouth.

I'm also including a chocolate sour cream frosting recipe that you might want to use on top and between layers.

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 4 ounces melted unsweetened chocolate, cooled
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
 

Preheat oven to 350°.  Grease and flour two 9-inch layer pans.  Combine all ingredients into a large mixing bowl.  Mix 1/2 minute on low speed, scraping bowl constantly.  Beat 3 minutes on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally.
 
Pour into prepared pans.  Bake each layer 30-35 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly with finger.  Cool.
 
Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting

• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
 
Beat sour cream with sugar and vanilla until smooth.  Mix in melted chocolate.  Spread over cake.

Enjoy!

Bryn Kirk

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