Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

WHAT YOU NEED

2 Sticks Butter
2 Eggs
4 - 1oz. Sq. Unsweetened Choc
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
1 Cup Water
2 Cups Sugar
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
Pinch of Salt

  • Combine Butter, Chocolate and water in top of a double boiler
  • Heat over simmering water till chocolate and butter melts
  • Remove from heat, cool
  • Sift Flour, Soda and Salt together in large bowl
  • In medium size bowl, beat eggs with sour cream till blended
  • Add sugar and vanilla, stir in cooled chocolate mixture
  • Beat into flour mixture half at a time till smoothe. Batter will be thin
  • Pour into prepared tube pan
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or till cake springs back
  • Cool in pan for 15 minutes
  • Then turn out on rack to completely cool
(also works well as a layer cake, & with your favorite chocolate frosting)