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So I found this recipe and when I saw that it was called the “World’s Best Chocolate Cake”, I knew that I had to try it out and see . . . it was my first attempt at a cake from scratch and I was impressed with myself! I really did like the cake part- it was really rich and moist, but the frosting was SO thick and rich, it was practically like fudge. I really like frosting, but this was almost too much for me! I think that I would use mom’s frosting recipe next time, but I will include the frosting recipe that came with the cake.
World’s Best Chocolate Cake Recipe
So I found this recipe and when I saw that it was called the “World’s Best Chocolate Cake”, I knew that I had to try it out and see. I really did like the cake part- it was really rich and moist.
Serving
Ingredients
Cake
- ½ cup butter (unsalted)
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, broken into pieces
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 2 ¼ cups sugar
- 1 cup cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 ½ cups sour cream
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Frosting
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, broken up
- ½ cup shortening
- ½ cup butter (unsalted), softened
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ⅓ cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a microwave-safe glass bowl, melt butter and chocolate together in microwave on HIGH until melted and smooth, about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, stirring half-way through. Set aside. Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl until blended.
- Add sour cream, eggs, 1 cup water, chocolate mixture and vanilla; beat 30 seconds on low speed, until dry ingredients are moistened. Increase to medium; beat 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 32-40 minutes or until cake layers spring back when pressed (I baked mine for 35 minutes and it was a little too much . . . but every oven is different!).
- Cool layers in pans for 10 minutes. Remove cakes onto rack to cool completely.
- In a microwave-safe glass bowl, melt chocolate in microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Stir until smooth. Set aside. Beat shortening, butter, sour cream, milk, vanilla, salt, 1 cup of the sugar and the cocoa powder in a medium-size bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in remaining sugar and melted chocolate until thick and smooth.
- Place a cake layer on a pedestal (I just used a large plate. . . I have yet to invest in a pedestal!) Spread with about 2/3 cup frosting. Top with second layer; spread with about 2/3 cup more frosting. Top withremaining layer. Frost top and sides. Garnish with chocolate curls and berries if desired
Notes
You can use your own chocolate buttercream frosting for this cake. This is the recipe that came with the cake and it is very thick. Just add more milk to get to the consistency you like.
Nutrition
Calories: 645 kcal · Carbohydrates: 87 g · Protein: 8 g · Fat: 35 g · Saturated Fat: 19 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 80 mg · Sodium: 476 mg · Potassium: 342 mg · Fiber: 6 g · Sugar: 61 g · Vitamin A: 602 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 82 mg · Iron: 5 mg
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That looks so good! Like the chocolate cake in “Matilda!” Do you think that batter would work for cupcakes?! I am so impressed!
I made this cake for my daughters birthday…the flavor was great but the cake was very dense. I’m wondering if I should have used cake flour instead of all purpose flour.
pin it! love this recipe!! i love anything chocolatey. am gonna bake this cake!! thnks