Description
This is my favorite chocolate cake recipe because of the moist texture and rich, dark chocolate flavor. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter
- 2 ½ cups packed brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup boiling water
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 ¾ cups confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Sift together the flour
- baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl
- beat 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 2 1/2 cups brown sugar until well mixed. Add eggs one at a time. Beat in the vanilla and melted chocolate squares. Add 1/2 the sour cream and then 1/2 the dry ingredients to the butter mixture until well blended.
- Add the remaining sour cream and dry ingredients to the batter. Stir in boiling water.
- Bake in a greased 9 X 13 inch pan for 35 minutes.
- Let cool 10 minutes before icing.
- To Make Caramel Icing: First melt 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan. Stir in 1 cup brown sugar and boil about 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup milk and bring to a boil. Place pan in cold water and stir in the confectioners’ sugar. Continue stirring until smooth. Spread over still warm cake.
Servings: 24