Sandy's Chocolate Cake Recipe Servings 12
<http://localhost:5918/getImage?rid=608954&entity=4> Prep Time: :30 Cook Time: :35 I held this velvety, rich cake on my lap during the 4-1/2 hour drive to the Greatest Cocoa Cake Contest at the Pennsylvania Farm Show last January," recalls Sandy Johnson, who lives on a dairy farm near Tioga. "By the time we got to the judges table, I was almost too tired to care if I won." But win she did! Topping 59 other entries, Sandy's impressive layer cake with creamy frosting took first place! Total Time: 65 *3 cups packed brown sugar * *1 cup butter, softened * *4 eggs * *2 teaspoons vanilla extract * *2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour * *3/4 cup baking cocoa * *1 tablespoon baking soda * *1/2 teaspoon salt * *1 1/3 cups daisy brand sour cream * *1 1/3 cups boiling water * *frosting: * *1/2 cup butter, cubed * *3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped * *3 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped * *5 cups confectioners' sugar * *1 cup (8 ounces) daisy brand sour cream * *2 teaspoons vanilla extract * *chocolate curls and decorations, optional * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yield: Yield: 12-14 Servings Directions In a bowl, cream brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add alternately with sour cream to creamed mixture. Mix on low just until combined. Stir in water until blended. Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. For frosting, in a small saucepan, melt butter and chocolates over low heat. Cool for several minutes. In a bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, sour cream and vanilla. Add chocolate mixture and beat until smooth. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Top with chocolate garnishes if desired. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 12-14 servings. Source: tasteofhome.com <http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Sandy-s-Chocolate-Cake> -- *Ginny Butterfield Cranberry Twp, PA * [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
