Basic Chocolate Cake

Name: Basic Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 3 eggs; 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract; 3 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate, melted; 2 cups cake flour, sifted; 2 tsp. baking soda; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 cup sour cream; 1 cup boiling water

10 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
3 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
2 cups cake flour, sifted
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup sour cream
1 cup boiling water

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F.
2

Grease 2, 9-inch round cake pans; dust pans with flour.
3

Cream butter and sugar together in large bowl.
4

Add eggs; beat until light and fluffy.
5

Beat in vanilla and chocolate.
6

Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together into separate bowl.
7

Alternately add flour mixture and sour cream to butter mixture; beat well after each addition.
8

Stir in boiling water; batter will be thin.
9

Pour batter intoprepared pans; bake for 35 minutes.
10

Cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes, then turn out onto rack; cool completely before frosting as desired.