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Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 378
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup full-fat sour cream
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup hot strong brewed coffee
  • Powdered sugar for dusting

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13-inch pan. Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, sour cream, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
  3. Pour wet into dry, stir until just combined, then add hot coffee and stir gently until the batter is uniform.
  4. Pour into prepared pan, bake 30 to 35 minutes until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
  5. Cool 15 minutes in the pan, then dust with powdered sugar and slice.

Notes

This cake gets even more tender if you wrap it after cooling and let it sit overnight, the crumb settles into a velvety texture.