2024-11-21
Sour Cream Chocolate Cake with added booze! Cake + booze= fun

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake with added booze! Cake + booze= fun

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SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE CAKE

Course after church coffee hour, cake, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword alcohol, chocolate, chocolate cake
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 12 slices

Equipment

  • 9" tube pan

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 1/4 pound butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 squares baking chocolate melted
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier or Cointreau

Chocolate Glaze:

  • 5 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 5 squares bittersweet chocolate grated

Instructions

Cake

  • Cream the butter and sugar.
  • Add the eggs and the melted chocolate and mix well.
  • Sift together the dry ingredients and add them to the batter alternately with the sour cream.
  • Add the vanilla and pour the batter into a buttered 9" tube pan.
  • Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 15 minutes, then raise the heat to 375°and bake for 30 minutes more.
  • Place cake on a rack, cool for 5 minutes, and then remove it from the pan.
  • When the cake is cool, sprinkle it with the orange-flavored liqueur.

Glaze

  • In a small saucepan, heat the butter and corn syrup until they are well blended.
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the grated chocolate.
  • Pour on the top of the cake.
  • It will spill down, and you can spread this evenly over the sides.

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