Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

This is our family's most favorite cake.

It is always rich, moist and delicious.

I once had a confessed

"cake-hater-pie-lover-only" person

tell me it was "awesome."

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 1/4 tsp baking soda

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup water

3/4 cup sour cream

1/4 cup Crisco shortening

4 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted or

12 T dry cocoa mixed with 4 T vegetable oil

Mix dry ingredients. Add moist ingredients. Mix at high speed for 5 minutes. Bake in 2-3 round layers at 350 degrees for approx 20-25 minutes. Do not over bake. Time varies according to size and number of layers.

Frosting:

2 tsp vanilla

1/3 cup butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup sour cream

3 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted or

9 T dry cocoa mixed with 3 T vegetable oil

4+ cups powdered sugar

Mix all ingredients with half of the powdered sugar at a high speed. Gradually add remaining powdered sugar until desired consistency is achieved. Frosting should be smooth and spreadable! Enjoy!