Doctored-up Chocolate Cake with Sour Cream Fudgy Frosting. This easy chocolate sour cream cake is made with sour cream, cocoa powder, and hot coffee. It's the perfect balance of decadence and simplicity! Cake is a favorite among birthday celebrations, but there is no need to relegate.
This chocolate sour cream cake is light and airy thanks to the beaten egg whites that are folded into the batter. It's also rich and luscious, from a double dose of dairy—sour cream and butter—and cocoa powder. The cake is baked in three layers and is a divine treat when slathered in creamy chocolate. You can have Doctored-up Chocolate Cake with Sour Cream Fudgy Frosting using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Doctored-up Chocolate Cake with Sour Cream Fudgy Frosting
- It’s of For the cake:.
- Prepare 18 oz. of devil's food cake mix.
- Prepare 3 oz. of instant chocolate pudding mix.
- Prepare 1 c of sour cream.
- You need 1 c of vegetable oil.
- You need 4 of eggs.
- Prepare 1/2 c of milk.
- Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla.
- It’s pinch of sea salt.
- It’s 2 c of semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional).
- You need of For the frosting:.
- It’s 12 oz of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- It’s 8 oz of sour cream.
- Prepare 1/2 c of butter.
- You need 4 1/2 c of sifted powdered sugar.
Place sour cream in smaller bowl and add soda and salt, stir. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until fluffy. Made with chocolate and cocoa powder, and frosted with a perfect chocolate ganache. A very chocolatey, moist Chocolate Fudge Cake that is similar to chocolate mud cake, but not as dense.
Doctored-up Chocolate Cake with Sour Cream Fudgy Frosting instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF..
- Beat together all of ingredients until smooth batter forms, reserving the chocolate chips if using..
- Mix in the chocolate chips with a rubber spatula. (optional).
- Divide batter into two 10-inch round baking pans (you can use other pans and baking times according to the directions on the cake mix box). Bake for 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean..
- Let cool before frosting..
- For the frosting, in large pan over low heat melt and stir semisweet chocolate pieces and butter. Cool 10 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Stir in powdered sugar; stir until smooth. Makes 4 cups..
Made with both melted chocolate and cocoa, AND topped with chocolate ganache, this one is sure. Easy and creamy chocolate fudge frosting. Easy and creamy chocolate fudge frosting. Use on cooled devil's food cake for a death by chocolate experience. THe frosting was very creamy and smooth though.
