Decadent Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 8 tablespoons sweet butter (1 stick)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 cups flour, less 2 tbsp
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons sweet butter
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 6 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease a 10" tube pan.
• 2 pour boiling water over chocolate and butter; let stand until melted.
• 3 stir in vanilla and sugar, then whisk in egg yolks, one at a time, until blended well.
• 4 mix soda and sour cream and whisk into chocolate mixture.
• 5 mix flour and baking powder well, and add to batter, mixing thoroughly.
• 6 beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. stir in a quarter of the egg whites thoroughly into the batter. scoop the remaining egg whites on top of the batter and gently fold together.
• 7 pour batter into prepared pan. set on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 40-50 minute or until the edges have pulled away from the pan and the cake tester inserted comes out clean. cool in pan for 10 minutes; unmold and cool completely before frosting.
• 8 to make the frosting:.
• 9 place all ingredients in a heavy saucepan and whisk until smooth over low heat. cool slightly; add more sugar if necessary. spread on cake while frosting is still warm.