Rich chocolate cake, extra moist from the scoop of sour cream, is then topped with a rich and creamy chocolate icing glaze.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12-16 servings
Calories: 429kcal
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
⅔cupcocoa
½cuphot water
½cupbuttersoftened
1½cupsugar
3eggs
1teaspoonvanilla
⅔cupsour cream
2cupsall-purpose flour*
½teaspoonkosher salt
1teaspoonbaking powder
1cupboiling water
*Gluten-Free Alternative
1¼cupbrown rice flour
½cuppotato starch
¼cuptapioca starch
Icing Ingredients
1½cupssugar
¼cupcocoa
3tablespoonscornstarch
½teaspoonkosher salt
1tablespoonbutter
1½cupsmilk
1½teaspoonsvanilla
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease a pan very well with butter and set aside. (A bundt, 9x13, or (2) 8-9" round pans will work well.) Combine cocoa and hot water in a large glass measuring cup or small bowl and whisk to combine.
Place the butter and the sugar in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth and creamy. Add the cocoa mixture and stir to combine. Add the eggs and vanilla and stir again. Add the sour cream and stir once more.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix well. Slowly add the boiling water while mixing. The batter will be very thin and watery. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 25-42 minutes depending on pan. Test for doneness with a toothpick, the bundt cake took the full 42 minutes to bake. The cake should no longer look wet and should leave moist crumbs on the toothpick. Let the cake cool completely before icing.
To make the icing, combine all ingredients in a heavy bottomed sauce pan over medium heat. Whisk while the mixture thickens and bring it almost to the boiling point. This should take about ten minutes. While the icing is hot, pour over the cake and spread it lightly across the surface. Let it cool enough to stop steaming before placing it in the refrigerator.
Cover the cake and chill overnight before serving. It is delicious served warm (because some of us were impatient), however it is best served cold. Enjoy!