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Jennifer's No-Fail Cakewalk Cake

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Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 2 sticks butter, softened
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 cup cocoa
  • Vanilla Glaze:
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • OR
  • Chocolate Ganache:
  • 1 cup semisweet or milk chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 small package Reese’s Pieces

Details

Adapted from ezrapoundcake.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
2.Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
3.Add the sour cream, and blend well.
4.Add the eggs, 2 at a time, beating well after each addition.
5.Add the vanilla.
6.In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, and cocoa.
7.Add 1/2 the flour mixture to the creamed mixture; beat well. Add the remaining 1/2 flour mixture, and continue to beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
8.Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes. (If necessary, continue to bake for an additional 15 minutes, but do not open the oven to check the cake for at least 1 hour.)
9.Remove from the oven, and cool in pan for 15 minutes. Invert cake onto a plate. Set aside to cool.
10.For the Vanilla Glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners’ sugar, cream and vanilla until completely blended. If the glaze is too thick, add more cream, a little at a time. Pour glaze onto cake, letting it run down the sides. Set aside.
11.For the Chocolate Ganache: Measure the chocolate chips into a bowl. Pour the cream into a small saucepan, and warm it over medium heat. When the cream starts to simmer, take it off the heat, and pour it over the chocolate chips. Let it sit for 5 minutes; then stir until fully blended. Pour or drizzle the ganache onto the cooled cake. Set aside.
12.Place the Reese’s Pieces in a resealable plastic bag, and crush with a rolling pin.
13.Sprinkle crushed candy on top of the glaze.

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