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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
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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.