Basic Chocolate Cake Recipe

Name: Basic Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients: 1/2 c. Butter, softened; 2 c. Sugar; 3 x Large eggs; 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract; 3 ounce Unsweetened baking chocolate, melted and c; 2 c. Sifted cake flour; 2 tsp Baking soda; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 c. Lowfat sour cream; 1 c. Boiling water

10 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1/2 c. Butter, softened
2 c. Sugar
3 x Large eggs
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
3 ounce Unsweetened baking chocolate, melted and c
2 c. Sifted cake flour
2 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1 c. Lowfat sour cream
1 c. 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 in Large eggs; beat till light and fluffy.
5

Beat in vanilla and chocolate.
6

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

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

Stir in boiling water; batter will be thin.
9

Pour batter into prepared pans; bake for 35 min.
10

Cold in pans on wire rack for 10 min, then turn out onto rack; cold completely before frosting as desired.