Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Icing

Ingredients:

4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, broken into pieces

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 2/3 cup boiling water

2/13 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup sour cream

2 eggs

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Icing:

3 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons cocoa

1/ 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

2 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13x9 baking pan.

2. In a large mixer bowl, combine the chocolate, butter, and water with a spoon, stirring until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.

3. Add flour, sugar, sour cream, eggs, baking soda, salt, and vanilla; beat on low speed of electric mixer until smooth.

4. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.

For icing:

1. Melt butter in medium saucepan. Stir in cocoa until dissolved. Add confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla. Stir until smooth. (Add more milk if necessary to make soft spreading consistency. Add more confectioners' sugar if too thin)

2. Spread in a generous layer over the cake and the sides of the cake. Top with whipped cream.

Comments:

This classic chocolate cake is a delicious dessert for any party, picnic, or holiday. Its rich and fluffy, and has just the right amount of sweetness.

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Servings:

1 cake