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Chocolate Spoonful Cake
Ingredients: For cake layers:
3 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1-3/4 cups sour cream
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 large eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch processed)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
for filling/frosting
3 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 cups sour cream
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla
For glazed top:
3 oz semi sweet chocolate, chopped
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
For coating sides:
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate shavings, shaved with a vegetable peeler from a bar of chocolate, for coating of cake.
Preparation Make cake layers:
Preheat oven to 375*
Butter and flour two 9 by 2 inch round cake pans, knocking out excess flour.
In a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt chocolate, stirring until smooth, and cool.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
Beat in sour cream and vanilla until combined.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
In a bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt and gradually add to sour cream mixture, beating until just combined.
Beat in chocolate until batter is just combined and divide between pans.
Bake layers in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
Make filling/Frosting:
In a double broiler or a metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, melt chocolate, stirring until smooth, and cool to room temperature.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together sour cream, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla until thickened Beat in chocolate until combined.
Make Glaze
In a double boiler or metal pan set over a pan of barely simmering water, melt chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth, and cool.
Assemble cake:
With a long serrated knife halve cake layers horizontally. Stack layers on a cake plate, spreading 1 cup filling/frosting between each layer.
Spread side of cake with remaining filling/frosting.
Pour glaze on top of cake, spreading to just cover top. and coat side with chocolate shavings.
This does seem like a lot of work, and I won't lie, it is, but for those who really wish to impress their guests, and enjoy a fantastic cake, this is the one! If I can do it, anyone can, believe me. I made this for chadsey's birthday and it was a hit! Yum Yum!