Best Chocolate Cake
You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Best Chocolate Cake a try. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 526 calories. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 16. If you have flour, baking powder, confectioners' sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Best Carrot Cake" With Cream Cheese Icing, BEST Banana Cake EVER, and Best Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Instructions
Line three 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper; grease and flour the pans and paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and baking powder; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
Transfer to prepared pans.
Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a small heavy saucepan, melt chips and butter over low heat.
Transfer to a large bowl; cool for 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth.
Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.
Garnish with chocolate curls if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.