Mom's Sour Cream Chocolate (Sheet) Cake |
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This is so simple, so good, so light and made from scratch. It just doesn't need frosting. My very favorite cake from childhood. Ingredients:
2 cups sugar |
1/2 cup butter |
1 cup sour cream |
1/2 cup cocoa |
2/3 cup boiling water |
2 cups flour, divided |
3 eggs, unbeaten |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 cup pecans (optional) or 1 cup walnuts (optional) |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Dissolve cocoa in the boiling water.
3. Dissolve soda in a little water.
4. Cream sugar and butter.
5. Add sour cream to sugar and butter, mix, then add cocoa and water and mix.
6. Add 1 C flour, the eggs, the other C of flour, then water with soda.
7. Mix well.
8. Pour into 8 x13 sheet pan.
9. Bake at 350 F for about 1/2 hour to 40 minutes.
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