Classic Mahogany Sour Cream Cake

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  • 16
  • 30 mins
  • 190 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 squares BAKER'S Unsweetened Chocolate
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 container (8 oz.) BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
  • 1-3/4 cups cake flour
  • 1-1/2 tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • BAKER'S ONE BOWL Chocolate Frosting

Preparation

Step 1

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans. Cover bottoms of pans with wax paper. Grease and flour wax paper; set aside. Microwave chocolate and water in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after each min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted; cool completely. Stir in sour cream.

MIX flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. Beat butter and sugars in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with the chocolate mixture, beating after each addition until well blended. Add vanilla; mix well. Pour evenly into prepared pans.

BAKE 35 to 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 10 min.; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks. Fill and frost with BAKER'S® ONE BOWL Chocolate Frosting.