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CHOCOLATE CAKE (from Sweetapolita.com)

INGREDIENTS

145 g dark chocolate

260 g unsalted butter

24 g (1/4 cup) cocoa

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

315 g (2.75 cups) cake flour

4 eggs

200 g (1 cup) granulated sugar

220 g (1 cup) brown sugar

1.5 tsp. vanilla

475 mL (2 cups) sour cream

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and line 3 x 8″ cake pans. 

Melt the chocolate and butter in a bain marie until smooth. 

Sift together the cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and flour. Set aside. 

In a mixer, beat together the eggs, sugars, and vanilla until fluffy. 

Mix the melted chocolate into the sugar mixture at low speed. 

Alternating adding in the flour and sour cream in three batches, starting and finishing with flour. Don’t overmix. 

Spread the batter into the three pans. (I weigh them to ensure even layers).

Bake until a toothpick comes out clean (25 - 40 minutes). Don’t open the oven door before 20 minutes.