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Blue Willow Restaurant Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
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serves/makes:
ready in:
1-2 hrs
1-2 hrs
10 reviews
ingredients
2 cups flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sour cream, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 beaten eggs
Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 pinch salt
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup milk
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/3 cup melted butter
directions
Grease or line two 9-inch cake pans or one 9 x 13-inch pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In mixer, combine flour, sugar and salt. Melt chocolate with butter and water Add melted chocolate mixture to flour mixture and mix lightly. Add sour cream, vanilla extract, baking soda and eggs and mix well for 2 minutes.
Pour batter into pans and bake until wooden pick inserted in middle comes out clean. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool on rack 10 minutes and unmold cake to cake rack to cool completely before frosting.
To make frosting: In mixer, combine confectioners' sugar, salt, vanilla extract and milk. Melt the unsweetened chocolate and add to confectioners' sugar mixture. Slowly add melted butter and beat to spreading consistency. Ice cake using about 1/2 cup of icing between layers.
Recipe Source: Blue Willow Restaurant, Tucson, Arizona
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sandyu42
nutrition data
444 calories, 23 grams fat, 61 grams carbohydrates, 5 grams protein per serving.
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reviews & comments
February 25, 2012
I had no trouble making this recipe it came out fine-it was even the nice devil's food cake color. I only gave it 3 stars because I prefer a more chocolatey flavor and I thought it was actually a bit too moist. As to the poor reviews I wonder if the lumpy cake was mixed in the pot instead of a mixer or they used powdered cocoa instead of the squares. As to the person who said it was flat I think they either added the soda at the wrong time or forgot it entirely. Mine turned out nice and rounded on the top.
December 26, 2010
Fantastic cake. I have made it several times (either as round cake or cupcakes) and it turns out lovely every time. Moist & yummy!
October 12, 2010
For the people who didn't rate this cake a "5", something's gone wrong for you. It's the easiest, yummiest cake ever. It should be a cinch. In my version, I only use 1/4 cup butter and add 1/2 tsp baking powder as well. Try cooking on greaseproof-lined tins and cook for 165C (155C fan forced) for 15-25 mins. Shouldn't be dry AT ALL, and certainly rises well. Enjoy!
December 12, 2009
I have to rate this recipe as a definite 5. One of the very best made from scratch chocolate cakes I've ever made. The cake was very moist and chocolatey - I followed the recipe exactly as written, including the frosting. Will make it again!
November 24, 2009
I'm an experienced baker and this recipe did not turn out for me at all. There's not enough leavening in it, which produces a too-dense cake and the texture is almost like a grainy fudge. Not recommended!
August 12, 2009
This is the BEST chocolate cake recipe ever and we have tried many. I'm not sure what could have gone wrong for the other reviewer. We have made it many, many times and it is always fabulous. All other chocolate cakes taste like cardboard to me now.
July 10, 2009
I made this cake for my sisters birthday and it turned out perfect. It was moist, it rose well and was very chocolatey. The frosting is also very good :)
May 9, 2009
Rich, dense, super cholatey ... yummmmm !!!!!!
June 12, 2008
We loved the recipe! We used to live up the street from the Blue Willow restaurant, and always enjoyed them as cupcakes. The recipe worked fine for us, rich and moist, rose nicely, and had LOTS of chocolate flavor.
July 17, 2007
I was looking for a sour cream chocolate cake recipe and I thought since this was from a restaurant it would be good. I was not pleased with the texture or flavor of the cake. It was dry and it was not very tasty. My children who love my baking would not eat it. I had to toss the whole frosted cake in the garbage. I will be throwing out the recipe.