World's Best Chocolate Layer Cake (Family Circle)
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Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 714.7
- Total Fat: 30.9 g
- Cholesterol: 53.3 mg
- Sodium: 846.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 110.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 7.4 g
- Protein: 11.4 g
View full nutritional breakdown of World's Best Chocolate Layer Cake (Family Circle) calories by ingredient
Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
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Cake:
1/2 cup butter
4 oz unsweetened chocolate, broken up
2 1/2 cups flour
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 c cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups sour cream
3 eggs
1 cup water
2 tsp vanilla
Frosting:
4 oz unsweetened chocolate, broken up
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sour cream
1/3 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1 lb. powdered sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
Directions
Makes 12 servings.
Melt butter and chocolate in microwave on HIGH for 1-1 1/2 minutes, stirring halfway.
Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and powder, and salt.
Add sour cream, eggs, water, chocolate mixture, and vanilla to dry ingredients in mixing bowl. Beat 30 seconds on low until moistened. Beat 2 minutes on medium.
Pour into 3 greased and floured round cake pans.
Bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.
Cool completely.
Melt chocolate in microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Stir until smooth.
Beat shortening, butter, sour cream, milk, vanilla, salt, 1 cup of powdered sugar, and cocoa powder until creamy. Gradually beat in remaining sugar and melted chocolate until thick and smooth.
Spread about 2/3 cup frosting on one cake layer. Top with another layer and another 2/3 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer and rest of frosting.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNY4684.
Melt butter and chocolate in microwave on HIGH for 1-1 1/2 minutes, stirring halfway.
Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and powder, and salt.
Add sour cream, eggs, water, chocolate mixture, and vanilla to dry ingredients in mixing bowl. Beat 30 seconds on low until moistened. Beat 2 minutes on medium.
Pour into 3 greased and floured round cake pans.
Bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.
Cool completely.
Melt chocolate in microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Stir until smooth.
Beat shortening, butter, sour cream, milk, vanilla, salt, 1 cup of powdered sugar, and cocoa powder until creamy. Gradually beat in remaining sugar and melted chocolate until thick and smooth.
Spread about 2/3 cup frosting on one cake layer. Top with another layer and another 2/3 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer and rest of frosting.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNY4684.