Decadent Chocolate Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

DECADENT CHOCOLATE CAKE

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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 Cup Boiling water
3 Ounce Unsweetened chocolate
8 Tablespoon Sweet butter
1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs -- separated
1 Teaspoon Baking soda
1/2 Cup Dairy sour cream
2 Cup Flour -- sifted *
1 Teaspoon Baking powder
-------CHOCOLATE FROSTING------
2 Tablespoon Sweet butter
3/4 Cup Semisweet chocolate chips
6 Tablespoon Heavy cream
1 1/4 Cup Powdered sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla

* minus 2 TBLS ** Preheat oven to 350~F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
Knock out excess. Pour boiling water over chocolate and butter; let stand until
melted. Stir in vanilla and sugar, then whisk in egg yolks, one at a time,
blending well after e
ach addition. Mix baking soda and sour cream and whisk into chocolate mixture.
Sift flour and baking pwoder together and add to batter, mixing thoroughly.
Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Stir a quarter of the egg whites
thoroughly into the batte
r. Scoop remaining egg whites on top of the batter and gently fold together.
Pour batter into the prepared pan. Set on the middle rack of the oven and bake
for 40 to 50 mins., or until the edges have pulled away from the sides of the
pan and a cake teste
r inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 mins; unmold and
cool completely before frosting. 12 portions. CHOCOLATE FROSTING: Place all
ingredients in a heavy saucepan over low heat and whisk until smooth. Coo!
l slightly; add more sugar if necessary to achieve a spreading consistency.
Spread on cake while frosting is still warm.







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