Very Good Chocolate Cake

Name: Very Good Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 2 cups granulated sugar; 1 1/2 cups cake flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup hot double-strength brewed coffee; 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped; 2 eggs, at room temperature; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

10 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup hot double-strength brewed coffee
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
2 eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2

Sift together the flour, sugar, salt and baking soda in a bowl. In a separate bowl, pour the hot coffee over the chopped chocolate, and allow chocolate to melt completely.
3

In a separate bowl, whisk together until well blended the eggs and vegetable oil, followed by the sour cream, vanilla, and coffee-chocolate mixture. Stir the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients by thirds, stirring well after each addition until completely blended.
4

Divide the batter evenly between two buttered and floured parchment-lined 9-inch cake pans. Drop each cake pan once onto the counter from a height of 3 inches to remove any air pockets (these would cause holes or tunnels in the baked cake layers.)
5

Bake in the preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, until the cake springs back slightly when gently tapped in the center OR when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove immediately to cooling racks, and allow to rest for 5 minutes before turning out of the pans. Allow cakes to cool completely before peeling off the parchment bottoms and frosting.
6

Enjoy the most moist, rich, chocolate chocolate cake you'll ever eat!