Sandy's Brown Sugar Chocolate Cake
Created by dienia b on April 26, 2015
- Servings: 16
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 35m
- Recipe #18646
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3 cups packed brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup baking cocoa
- 3 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups sour cream
- 1 1/3 cups water (boiling)
- FROSTING
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate (chopped)
- 3 ounces semisweet chocolate (chopped)
- 5 cups confectioners' sugar
- 8 ounces sour cream (1 cup)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°.
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Step 2: Grease and flour three 9-in. round baking pans.
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Step 3: Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla
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Step 4: In another bowl, whisk dry ingredients, add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition.
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Step 5: Stir in water until blended.
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Step 6: Transfer to prepared pans.
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Step 7: Bake 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Step 8: Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
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Step 9: In a metal bowl over simmering water, melt butter and chocolates; stir until smooth. Cool slightly.
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Step 10: In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, sour cream and vanilla.
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Step 11: Add chocolate mixture; beat until smooth. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake.
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Step 12: Refrigerate leftovers.
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Step 13: Yield: 16 servings.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (231.8 g)
- Calories 762.5
- Total Fat - 24.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 14.7 g
- Cholesterol - 109.6 mg
- Sodium - 523.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 131.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.8 g
- Sugars - 108 g
- Protein - 6.6 g
- Calcium - 67.1 mg
- Iron - 0.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg