SOUR CREAM DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

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A rich dark chocolate cake that uses canola oil in place of the traditional butter for a more moist cake.

Provided by Tami Baity

Categories     Desserts     Chocolate Dessert Recipes     Dark Chocolate

Time 2h

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup boiling water
2 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup canola oil
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
2 cups unsalted butter, slightly softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
¼ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch round baking pans.
  • Dissolve cocoa powder in boiling water in a bowl; set aside to cool completely.
  • Beat white sugar and canola oil together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth; add eggs, one at time, beating well after each addition. Stir vanilla extract into creamed mixture.
  • Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Mix flour mixture and sour cream alternately into the creamed mixture. Beat cocoa mixture into batter until incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared baking pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack. Wrap cakes in plastic wrap and store in refrigerator.
  • Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy and smooth; scrape down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Mix confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, into the creamed butter until sugar is incorporated. Add salt and beat on medium-high until frosting is light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  • Place one cake on a serving plate; spread 1/4 the frosting on the top of cake. Place second cake on the frosting layer; spread 1/4 the frosting on second cake. Place the third cake atop the second cake. Spread the remaining frosting on the top cake and around sides of entire layer cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 657 calories, Carbohydrate 68.5 g, Cholesterol 113.8 mg, Fat 42.3 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 18.3 g, Sodium 312.1 mg, Sugar 46.9 g

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