Chocolate Fudge Cake
"I have a bad Amazon habit. You know the “when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping” line? Well, the not-so-tough get their retail therapy online. Or I do: when I can’t sleep I start ordering books. And I comfort myself twice over by telling myself how useful they are, how they really help my work. I offer this recipe, adapted from a book that in itself soothes, Tish Boyle’s Diner Desserts, bought at about 3 A.M. one unravelingly wakeful night, as proof. This is the sort of cake you’d want to eat t..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
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¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
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1/3 cup light brown sugar
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¼ cup best-quality cocoa powder
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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½ teaspoon salt
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3 eggs
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½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sour cream
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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¾ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
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½ cup corn oil
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1 1/3 cups chilled water
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6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, minimum 70% cocoa solids
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1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
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1¾ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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