Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup superfine sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/3 cup best-quality cocoa; 1 1/2 sticks soft unsalted butter; 2 large eggs; 2 teaspoons good-quality vanilla extract; 2/3 cup sour cream; Special equipment: 2 (each 8-inch diameter) layer tins with removable bases, buttered; 6 ounces good-quality semisweet chocolate, broken into small pieces; 3/4 stick unsalted butter; 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon light corn syrup; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 teaspoon good-quality vanilla extract; Sugar flowers, to decorate, optional

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INGREDIENTS

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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

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1 cup superfine sugar

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1 teaspoon baking powder

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1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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1/3 cup best-quality cocoa

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1 1/2 sticks soft unsalted butter

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2 large eggs

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2 teaspoons good-quality vanilla extract

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2/3 cup sour cream

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Special equipment: 2 (each 8-inch diameter) layer tins with removable bases, buttered

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6 ounces good-quality semisweet chocolate, broken into small pieces

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3/4 stick unsalted butter

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2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

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1 tablespoon light corn syrup

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1/2 cup sour cream

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1 teaspoon good-quality vanilla extract

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Sugar flowers, to decorate, optional

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