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Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

Details

Timing
Timing
Total:
Bake:
40 Min.
Prep:
20 Min.
Skill Level:
Beginner
Yields:
1 cake

A Chocolate Sour Cream Cake may sound like a strange pairing, but trust us, the texture and taste are unbelievable. Who knew the secret ingredient to a decadent chocolate cake is sour cream? And, of course, you can't get the perfect, rich chocolaty flavor without HERSHEY'S Cocoa.  Top your cake with our Cocoa Fudge Frosting and you've got a luscious dessert that melts in your mouth! If you want to level up your Chocolate Sour Cream Cake recipe with a little style, add nuts or fresh berries to bring your treat to new heights.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time
20 minutes
Bake Time
40 minutes
Cool Time
2 hours

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Ingredients

  • 1-3/4 cups
    all-purpose flour
  • 1-3/4 cups
    sugar
  • 3/4 cup
  • 1-1/2 tsps
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 2/3 cups
    butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 container
    dairy sour cream (16 oz)
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
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Add a Garnish Cocoa Fudge Frosting Recipe

Top this cake with our Cocoa Fudge Frosting.

Step-By-Step Directions

Equipment Needed 
oven oven
baking pan 13x9x2-inch baking pan
mixing bowl mixing bowl
mixer mixer
rubber scraper rubber scraper
wire rack wire rack
sauce pan sauce pan
measuring cups measuring cups
1

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

2

Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add butter, sour cream, eggs and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 3 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan.

3

Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack. 

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