Sour-Cream Chocolate Layer Cake Recipe

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Sour-Cream Chocolate Layer Cake
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
953
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Position a rack in middle of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 2 (9-by-2-inch) round cake pans.
  2. Make chocolate cake: In a glass measure, whisk together cocoa and boiling water until smooth. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt.
  3. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together butter, sugar and vanilla until well-blended (mixture will be dry). Add eggs one at a time, beating well on medium speed after each addition. Scrape down bowl. Reduce speed to low and beat in flour mixture in 3 parts alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour, just until blended, scraping bowl when halfway done. Add cocoa mixture and blend. Evenly divide batter between pans.
  4. Bake cake for 30 minutes or until a tester inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cakes on racks for 20 minutes. Invert cakes onto racks; remove pans. Let cakes cool completely.
  5. Make bittersweet-chocolate frosting: Melt chocolate in a double boiler, whisking until smooth. Whisk in 2 Tbsp. water. Set aside. In another double boiler, cook sugar and egg yolks, whisking, until sugar dissolves and mixture is warm, 3 minutes. Whisk sugar mixture into chocolate mixture; stir in vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on high speed for 3 minutes. Beat in butter, 1 piece at a time, beating until smooth.
  6. Assemble cake: Place 1 cake layer right side up on a serving plate. Spread 1 cup chocolate frosting evenly on top. Place remaining cake layer on top; frost cake all over with remaining frosting. Garnish with chocolate shavings, if desired.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 952.74 Kcal (3989 kJ)
Calories from fat 782.28 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 86.92g 134%
Cholesterol 315.95mg 105%
Sodium 329.89mg 14%
Potassium 191.24mg 4%
Total Carbs 43.56g 15%
Sugars 35.94g 144%
Dietary Fiber 2.16g 9%
Protein 7.2g 14%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.9mg 32%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 99.3mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 434.35 Kcal (1819 kJ)
Calories from fat 356.64 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 39.63g 134%
Cholesterol 144.04mg 105%
Sodium 150.39mg 14%
Potassium 87.19mg 4%
Total Carbs 19.86g 15%
Sugars 16.39g 144%
Dietary Fiber 0.98g 9%
Protein 3.28g 14%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 32%
Iron 0.6mg 7%
Calcium 45.3mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 25.9
    Points
  • 28
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Total Fat

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