mama's chocolate cake
This is MY birthday cake! For as far back as I can remember my mama made this cake for me on my birthday. I believe I was born with the chocolate addiction gene. Strange though cause my mother did NOT have the chocolate gene, the only chocolate she liked was tootsie rolls. But I could have eaten this cake every day of my life. Mama's been gone 36 years and still today when i taste this cake I think of mama.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
Bake
yield
10-12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 3 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup softened butter
- 4 - eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups sour cream
- 1 1/3 cups boiling water
- FROSTING
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
How To Make mama's chocolate cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour three (9inch) round baking pans.
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Step 2Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs ones at a time. Beat till light and fluffy. Blend in vanilla.
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Step 3Combine dry ingredients and add alternately with sour cream. Stir in water till blended.
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Step 4Pour into pans and bake for 35 minutes at 350 or until done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove to wire racks and cool completely then frost.
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Step 5Frosting: In medium saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Cool several minutes. In mixing bowl combine powdered sugar, sour cream, and vanilla and mix till smooth. Turn mixer on high and whip till nice and spreadable. Frost cooled cake.
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