sunday treat chocolate cake

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this delectable cake is smothered with a thick coating of our sinful sour cream frosting.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 recipe sour cream frosting
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  • 1 box (16 oz) confectioners sugar
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup melted semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup softened butter or margarine

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 350. grease and flour two 9 inch round baking pans, set aside, in bowl, combine first 6 ingredients. add next 4 ingredients. with mixer on high beat 2 minutes. pour into prepared pans. bake 25-30 minutes. cool 15 minutes.

spread 1/2 sour cream frosting between layers, cover sides and top with remaining frosting.

sour cream frosting; in mixing bowl, stir confectioners sugar, sour cream, melted chocolate chips and softened butter until smooth and spreadable.