Aharpo.307 net.cooks utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!houxi!npois!harpo!mmp Mon Feb 8 21:15:00 1982 Chocolate Cake (for chocolate addicts only) This is the best, most chocolatey cake I've ever had. Definitely not for people who don't like chocolate! 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour (or 2 c. all-purpose flour, 1/4 c. cornstarch) 2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 cup butter 2 1/4 c. brown sugar 3 eggs 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 cup sour cream 1 cup boiling water Melt chocolate, cool. Sift dry ingredients together. Cream butter, add brown sugar, add eggs. Beat until light and fluffy (~5 minutes). Beat in vanilla and chocolate. Stir in dry ingredients alternately with sour cream. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour at once into 9" greased and floured cake pans. Bake @ 350 for 35 minutes or until center springs back when touched lightly. Cool 10 minutes in pans, remove from pans and cool completely. Frost. Frosting: 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate 1/2 cup butter 1 lb. confectioner's sugar 1/2 cup milk 2 tsp. vanilla Melt chocolate and butter. Combine rest of ingredients in another bowl. Mix together. Set bowl in pan of ice water, beat until thick enough to spread. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.