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Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

19 ingredients 1 hr + 1 hr 12 openrecipes
Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

This rich chocolate cake is frosted with an easy, dreamy chocolate sour cream ganache and topped with caramel spun sugar.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1283
Calories
46g
Protein
49g
Fat
161g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cake not in our table 0
Coffee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups FOR THE CAKE:
  • ¾ cups Cake Flour
  • 1-½ teaspoon Cocoa Powder
  • 1-½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 2 whole Salt
  • 1-¼ cup Eggs
  • ½ cups Granulated Sugar
  • ½ cups Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
  • 1 cup Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 12 ounces, weight Hot Strongly Brewed Coffee
  • ½ cups FOR THE CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM FROSTING
  • 2 Tablespoons Good Quality Bittersweet Chocolate (you Can Replace Some Of It With Semi-sweet Or Milk Chocolate If You Prefer A Sweeter, Less Intense Chocolate Frosting)
  • ½ cups Butter, Cubed
  • 2 Tablespoons Honey
  • ½ cups Sour Cream
  • ¼ cups Milk (preferably Whole Milk)

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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