Ingredients

  • 3 oz. BAKER'S Unsweetened Chocolate
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 container (8 oz.) BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
  • 1-3/4 cups cake flour
  • 1-1/2 tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • BAKER'S ONE BOWL Chocolate Frosting

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans.
  • Cover bottoms of pans with wax paper.
  • Grease and flour wax paper; set aside.
  • Microwave chocolate and water in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 to 2 min.
  • or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after each min.
  • Stir until chocolate is completely melted; cool completely.
  • Stir in sour cream.
  • Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
  • Beat butter and sugars in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Add flour mixture alternately with the chocolate mixture, beating after each addition until well blended.
  • Add vanilla; mix well.
  • Pour evenly into prepared pans.
  • Bake 35 to 40 min.
  • or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
  • Cool cakes in pans 10 min.
  • ; remove from pans.
  • Cool completely on wire racks.
  • Fill and frost with BAKER'S ONE BOWL Chocolate Frosting.