Sandy's chocolate cake

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 cups Packed brown sugar
1 cup Butter or margarine --
Softened
4 eaches Eggs
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
2⅔ cup All-purpose flour
¾ cup Baking cocoa
1 tablespoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Salt
1⅓ cup Sour cream
1⅓ cup Boiling water
FROSTING:
½ cup Butter or margarine
3 Squares unsweetened
Chocolate -- 1 ounce each
3 Squares semisweet chocolate
1 ounce Each
5 cups Conrectioners' sugar
1 cup Sour cream -- 8 ounces
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract

Directions

In a mixing bowl, cream brown sugar and butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Blend in vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add alternately with sour cream to creamed mixture. Mix on low just until combined. Stir in water until blended. Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350 deg. for 35 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. For frosting, in a medium saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Cool several minutes. In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, sour cream and vanilla. Add chocolate mixture and beat until smooth. Frost cooled cake. Yield: 12-14 servings Recipe By : Taste of Home

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