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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 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.