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"Top Tier" Devil's Food Cake with Sour Cream-Fudge Frosting

"Top Tier" Devil's Food Cake with Sour Cream-Fudge Frosting might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 424 calories, 4g of protein, and 28g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up baking soda, natural cocoa powder, corn syrup, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

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Position rack in center of oven;preheat to 350°F. Butter two 5-inch cakepans with 2-inch-high sides. Line bottomof pans with parchment paper; butterparchment.
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Combine cocoa powder andmilk chocolate in medium bowl.
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Pour 1/4 cupboiling water over; whisk until mixture issmooth.
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Whisk in buttermilk.
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Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt inanother medium bowl. Using electric mixer,beat both sugars, oil, egg, and vanilla inlarge bowl until well blended.
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Add flour andcocoa mixtures; beat until blended (batterwill be thin). Divide batter between pans.
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Bake cakes until tester inserted intocenter comes out with some crumbsattached, 28 to 30 minutes. Cool in pans onracks 15 minutes. Turn out onto racks; peeloff parchment. Turn over; cool on racks.
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Place chocolate in large metalbowl. Set bowl over saucepan of simmeringwater and stir until melted and smooth.
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Remove bowl from over water.
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Add butterand stir until melted, then add sour creamand corn syrup and whisk until smooth.
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Letfrosting stand at room temperature untilthick enough to spread, about 20 minutes.
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Using serrated knife, trim top of cakesto make level.
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Cut each cake horizontallyin half.
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Place 1 cake layer, cut side up, onplatter.
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Spread 1/4 cup frosting over, leaving1/2-inch border. Top with second cake layer,cut side down.
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Spread 1/4 cup frosting over,leaving 1/2-inch border. Top with third cakelayer, cut side up.
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Spread 1/4 cup frostingover, leaving 1/2-inch border. Top withremaining cake layer, cut side down.
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Spread1/3 cup frosting over top and sides. Chilluntil frosting is set, about 30 minutes. Keepremaining frosting at room temperature.
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Spread remaining frosting evenly overtop and sides of cake. DO AHEAD: Can bemade 2 days ahead. Cover with cake domeand store at room temperature.
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Arrange roses atop cake and serve.
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Five-inch cake pans areavailable at some kitchenware stores andrestaurant supply stores and online fromcheftools.com and amazon.com.
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Bon Appétit
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score1
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