Friday, April 23, 2010

Chocolate cake

Ingredients :
•3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
•1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
•1 1/4 cups milk, scalded
•2 cups cake flour, sifted or stirred before measuring
. 100 grm butter
•1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda  & 1/2  teaaaspoons baking powder
•1 teaspoon salt
•2/3 cup sour cream
•4 eggs
•1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation:

Grease two 9-inch layer cake pans and line bottoms with wax paper. Grease wax paper. Sift the cocoa with 1/3 cup sugar; pour into the milk gradually; stir until well blended. Set aside to cool. Sift together flour, remaining 1 cup sugar, soda, and salt. Add sour cream and half of the cooled cocoa and milk mixture. Beat at medium speed of an electric hand-held mixer. Add eggs, butter , vanilla, and remaining cocoa and milk mixture. continue beating for about 2 minutes, scraping bowl with a spatula occasionally. Pour into prepared pans. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes; turn out on racks and peel off paper. Cool and frost chocolate cake as desired.
 
serve with cold cherry sauce....Enjoy !

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