Decadent Chocolate Cake

Recipe Ingredients

		Cake
1 cup	237ml	Boiling water
3 oz	85g	Unsweetened chocolate
8 tablespoons	120ml	Sweet butter - (1 stick)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
2 cups	396g / 13oz	Sugar
2		Eggs - separated
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
1/2 cup	118ml	Sour cream
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Less 2 tbs flour
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking powder
		Chocolate Frosting
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sweet butter
3/4 cup	82g / 2.9oz	Semisweet chocolate chips
6 tablespoons	90ml	Heavy cream
1 1/4 cups	247g / 8.7oz	Confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla

Recipe Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 10-inch pan.

2. Pour boiling water over chocolate and butter; let stand until melted. Stir in vanilla and sugar, then whisk in egg yolks, one at a time, until blended well.

3. Mix soda and sour cream and whisk into chocolate mixture.

4. Mix flour and baking powder well, and add to batter, mixing thoroughly.

5. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Stir in a quarter of the egg whites thoroughly into the batter. Scoop the remaining egg whites on top of the batter and gently fold in.

6. Pour batter into prepared pan. Set on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 40-50 minutes or until the edges have pulled away from the pan and the cake tester inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; unmold and cool completely before frosting.

Chocolate Frosting:

Place all ingredients in a heavy saucepan and whisk until smooth over low heat. Cool slightly; add more sugar if necessary. Spread on cake while frosting is still warm.

Source:
Silver Palate Cookbook

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