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The Best Chocolate Cake (Really!) Recipe

The Best Chocolate Cake (Really!) Recipe

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Ingredients:

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3 oz unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup butter
2 1/4 cups light brown sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup sour cream
1 cup boiling water
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup milk
1 cup icing sugar (confectioners')

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Melt chocolate, either on the stove or in the microwave and set aside.
Beat butter in large mixer bowl then add brown sugar and eggs, and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
Add vanilla and melted chocolate, and beat to combine.
Combine flour, baking soda, and salt and add to chocolate mixture gradually, alternating with sour cream, beating after each addition.
Stir boiling water into the batter - the batter will be thin.
Pour into two 9 inch round cake pans which have been greased and floured.
Bake for 35 minutes, until cake centre springs back when touched.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans. Allow to cool completely before applying frosting.
***For the frosting***.
Combine brown sugar, butter and milk in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
Continue to boil, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.
Cool to lukewarm.
Stir in icing sugar and continue to stir until the right consistency to spread.
(There should probably be a small film wanting to form on top ideally, but no real crystalization.) Spread over cooled cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1966.27 Kcal (8232 kJ)
Calories from fat	681.56 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	75.73g	117%
Cholesterol	244.56mg	82%
Sodium	2919.55mg	122%
Potassium	930.78mg	20%
Total Carbs	312.61g	104%
Sugars	189.98g	760%
Dietary Fiber	13.29g	53%
Protein	24.41g	49%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	1%
Vitamin A	0.5mg	16%
Iron	10.4mg	58%
Calcium	548.9mg	55%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	328.17 Kcal (1374 kJ)
Calories from fat	113.75 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	12.64g	117%
Cholesterol	40.82mg	82%
Sodium	487.28mg	122%
Potassium	155.35mg	20%
Total Carbs	52.18g	104%
Sugars	31.71g	760%
Dietary Fiber	2.22g	53%
Protein	4.07g	49%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	16%
Iron	1.7mg	58%
Calcium	91.6mg	55%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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