Jack Lazor’s Mom’s Famous Sour Cream Chocolate Cake
Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Source | Butterworks Farm |
| Prep time | 1 hour |
| Recipes | Desserts |
Description
Use Butterworks Farm buttermilk, cream or yogurt. When in season, try adding raspberries from Adam's Berry Farm into the filling between the layers. Yum!
Ingredients
| 2 | Ounce | unsweetened chocolate |
| 1 1⁄2 | Teaspoon | vanilla extract |
| 1 | Cup | sugar |
| 1 | Teaspoon | baking soda |
| 1⁄2 | Teaspoon | salt |
| 1⁄2 | Cup | butter (1 stick) |
| 1 | Cup | sour cream (or buttermilk or yogurt) |
| 2 | eggs (lightly beaten) | |
| 1 1⁄4 | Cup | all-purpose flour (or whole wheat pastry flour or a mixture of the two) |
Instructions
Grease and flour 2- 8” cake pans or 1-deep 10’ rectangular pan or spring form. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt chocolate and butter together in double boiler. Mix eggs, sour cream, (this is actually best with cream that is gone by, out of date and a little past its prime) and vanilla.
Cool chocolate slightly and add to egg/cream mixture.
Mix dry ingredients with wire whisk and add to the rest.
Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees, or till done.
Cool on racks and frost with whipped cream or your favorite icing.
Notes
This cake is also delicious with berries or fruit puree between the layers
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