Decadent Chocolate Cake

Name: Decadent Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. boiling water; 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate; 8 Tbsp. butter; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 2 c. sugar; 2 eggs, separated; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1/2 c. sour cream; 2 c. less 2 Tbsp. unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted; 1 tsp. baking powder

10 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1 c. boiling water
3 oz. unsweetened chocolate
8 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. sour cream
2 c. less 2 Tbsp. unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted
1 tsp. baking powder

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°.
2

Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. Pour boiling water over chocolate and butter; let stand until melted.
3

Stir in vanilla and sugar, then whisk in egg yolks, one at a time; blend well after each addition.
4

Mix baking soda and sour cream; whisk into chocolate mixture.
5

Sift flour and baking powder together and add to batter, mixing well.
6

Beat egg whites until stiff.
7

Stir 1/4 of the egg whites into batter.
8

Scoop remaining whites on top of batter and fold in.
9

Pour batter into prepared pan.
10

Place on middle rack in oven and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
11

Cool in pan for 10 minutes; unmold and cool completely. Frost.