THE BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE

This moist homemade chocolate cake is made completely from scratch and has an incredible chocolate flavor. There’s a reason I call it The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe!

This chocolate cake is not new to the blog. I originally published it over seven years ago. In fact, we have used this recipe so many times! Cassie has used it when she made one of her fancy cakes!

I was going through the blog and realized that the pictures had disappeared! I felt like it was my duty to bring some life back into the old, but really delicious recipe!

The Best Chocolate Cake

INGREDIENTS

1 cup baking cocoa

1 cup boiling water

1 cup butter, softened

2 ½ cups sugar

4 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3/4 cup butter

3 cups cake flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup sour cream

Frosting:

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

½ cup butter, cubed

1 cup sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 ½ to 5 cups confectioners sugar

Directions:

Dissolve cocoa in boiling water; cool. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each/ Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to creamed
mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Add
cocoa mixture and mix well.

Pour into three greased and floured 9 inches round baking pans. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, cool for 10 minutes
before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Cupcakes cook for
20-25 minutes.

In a microwave melt chocolate chips and butter; stir until smooth. Cool for 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Beat in sour cream and vanilla. Add confectioners’ sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Spread between layers and over top and sides of the cake.

This recipe is a delicious cake and does really well if you’re making a cake to cover with fondant.

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