Old Fashioned Sour Cream Chocolate Fudge Cake With Icing
photo by Baby Kato
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
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1 -9x13 cake
- Serves:
- 20
ingredients
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CAKE
- 133.10 ml butter, divided
- 9.85 ml powdered instant coffee
- 78.78 ml hot water
- 354.88 ml all-purpose flour
- 118.29 ml cornstarch
- 4.92 ml baking soda
- 4.92 ml salt
- 354.88 ml sugar
- 236.59 ml sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 56.69 g unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 4.92 ml vanilla extract
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ICING
- 453.59 g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 946.36 ml confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar)
- 340.19 g unsweetened chocolate, melted, cooled
- 4.92 ml vanilla
- powdered sugar, garnish (optional)
directions
- Preheat Oven to 350°.
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CAKE:
- Butter a 9x13 cake pan with 1 tbs of butter and set aside.
- Dissolve the coffee powder in the hot water and let cool.
- In a medium bowl, or on a piece of waxed paper, sift together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream together the 8 tbs of butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add the sour cream and mix well.
- In 3 additions, add the flour mixture alternately with the eggs, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in the melted chocolate, dissolved coffee, and vanilla.
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 30-35 minutes.
- Cool on a large wire rack for about 10 minutes.
- Carefully run a knife around the edges of cake, invert onto rack to cool completely.
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ICING:
- Beat the room temperature butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- On low speed, beat in confectioner's sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time until smooth. Add the cooled chocolate and vanilla, mix well.
- Slice the cake in half horizontally. Transfer the bottom, cut side up to a platter (I gently slide the top layer onto a cutting board until needed).
- Spread about 1/2 of the icing over the cake, it will be a generous amount.
- Top with the top half of the cake, cut side down.
- Spread the remaining icing over the top and sides of cake.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar to garnish if desired.
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Reviews
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If I could give this 10 stars, I would! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! and ULTRA moist which just melts in your mouth! I couldn't get hold of unsweetened chocolate so used bitter-sweet chocolate instead. But I not quite sure why the colour of my icing is couple of shades lighter than yours! And because I used bitter-sweet chocolate, I dusted the top with cocoa powder and sprinkled finely grated semi-sweet chocolate. DH's already made 'plans' on when I should be making it again! I had to share it with my neighbours, and soon after his 1st bite, he gave me a BIG hug and said, "this is THE BEST chocolate fudge cake I've ever had, EVER!'.. So I am passing on the BIG hug to you! And a BIG THANK YOU for sharing this WONDERFUL recipe! Goes without saying, I definitely will be making this again!! :)
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Amazing cake Brenda. So much flavor. We loved it. As there is just two of us at home, I halved the cake recipe and only made 1/3 of the frosting. It was perfect for the two of us. So good. I used really thick sour cream and Extra Dark Belgium Chocolate. Thank you so much for sharing this lovely decadent treat, which was rich, dark, deep and delicious. It has a lovely mocha flavor. Made for What's on the Menu? Tag Game 2015
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Oh, wow! This cake is indeed very moist and light. I prepared it with homemade sour cream (http://www.food.com/library/sour-cream-147). The cake is delicious served with tea, coffee, chocolate milk, or just plain milk. I didn't try the icing yet (not enough ingredients on hand), but I'm sure it's just as delicious as Aaliyah&Aaron's mum says. Thanks bunches for sharing the recipe with us.
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