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decadent chocolate cake

Recipe by
Elsie Creason
Las Cruces, NM

Ingredients For decadent chocolate cake

  • 1 c
    boiling water
  • 1/4 c
    confectioners' sugar
  • 6 Tbsp
    heavy cream
  • 3/4 c
    semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 2 Tbsp
    sweet butter
  • FROSTING INGREDIENTS
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 2 c
    less 2 tablespoons of flour
  • 1/2 c
    sour cream
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2
    eggs, separated
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 8 Tbsp
    sweet butter
  • 3 oz
    unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla

How To Make decadent chocolate cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2
    Grease a 10\" tube pan.
  • 3
    Pour boiling water over chocolate and butter; let stand until melted.
  • 4
    Stir in vanilla and sugar, then whisk in egg yolks, one at a time, until blended well.
  • 5
    Mix soda and sour cream and whisk into chocolate mixture.
  • 6
    Mix flour and baking powder well, and add to batter, mixing thoroughly.
  • 7
    Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
  • 8
    Stir in a quarter of the egg whites thoroughly into the batter.
  • 9
    Scoop the remaining egg whites on top of the batter and gently fold in.
  • 10
    Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • 11
    Set on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 40-50 minutes or until the edges have pulled away from the pan and the cake tester inserted comes out clean.
  • 12
    Cool in pan for 10 minutes; unmold and cool completely before frosting.
  • 13
    For Chocolate Frosting: Place all ingredients in a heavy saucepan and whisk until smooth over low heat.
  • 14
    Cool slightly; add more sugar if necessary.
  • 15
    Spread on cake while frosting is still warm.

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