Sandy's Chocolate Cake

By awelsh728

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 3 c packed brown sugar
• 1 c butter softened
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsps vanilla
• 2 2/3 c flour
• 3/4 c cocoa
• 1 tbsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/3 c sour cream
• 1 1/3 c boiling water
• Frosting:
• 1/2 c butter
• 3 (1 oz sqs) unsweetened chocolate
• 3 (1 oz sqs) semisweet chocolate
• 5 c confectioners sugar
• 1 c sour cream
• 2 tsp vanilla

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Blend in vanilla.
Combine 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 3 greased and floured 9in pans. Bake for 35 mins.
Cool in pan for 10 mins; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a medium saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Cool several minutes. In a mixing bowl combine sugar, sour cream and vanilla. Add chocolate mixture and beat until smooth. Frost cooled cake.