Sandy's Chocolate Cake Recipe

Name: Sandy's Chocolate Cake Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Ingredients: 3 cups packed brown sugar; 1 cup butter, softened; 4 Eggland's Best Eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup baking 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, cubed; 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 5 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; Chocolate curls and decorations, optional

Sandy's Chocolate Cake Recipe was pinched from <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/sandy-s-chocolate-cake" target="_blank">www.tasteofhome.com.</a>

""I held this velvety, rich cake on my lap during the 4-1/2 hour drive to the Greatest Cocoa Cake Contest at the Pennsylvania Farm Show last January," recalls Sandy Johnson, who lives on a dairy farm near Tioga. "By the time we got to the judges table, I was almost too tired to care if I won." But win she did! Topping 59 other entries, Sandy's impressive layer cake with creamy frosting took first place!..."

INGREDIENTS

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3 cups packed brown sugar

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1 cup butter, softened

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4 Eggland's Best Eggs

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2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour

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3/4 cup baking cocoa

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1 tablespoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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1-1/3 cups sour cream

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1-1/3 cups boiling water

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FROSTING:

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1/2 cup butter, cubed

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3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped

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3 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

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5 cups confectioners' sugar

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1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream

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2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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Chocolate curls and decorations, optional

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