Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
I officially declare it Valentine’s Day season! This is my favorite time of year! It was about this time a few years ago that I got the idea for small-scale desserts that would serve only two. To celebrate, I will be posting romantic desserts all the way up ‘til the big day. Is there anything special y’all would like to see here? I’m open to requests!
Let’s start with the ultimate chocolate cake. I make this fudgey cake with real chocolate instead of cocoa powder because I like the crumb it produces. The sour cream glaze is proof that chocolate and sour cream were made for each other.
Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
Yields 1 6″ cake.
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE:
- 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup canola oil
- ¼ teaspoon instant espresso powder
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- FOR THE SOUR CREAM GLAZE:
- 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 4 teaspoons heavy cream
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon white corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Butter a 6” round cake pan, and fit a circle of parchment in the bottom—butter the parchment too.
- In a medium bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, melt the chocolate chips, canola oil and espresso powder. Remove the chocolate mixture from the heat and stir to cool. (You can also do this in the microwave in short pulses, stirring frequently).
- Stir in the sugar, sour cream,vanilla and finally the egg.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda. Pour this mixture over the chocolate mixture and stir to combine.
- Pour the batter into the cake pan, then bake on a sheet pan for 35-40 minutes. Test the center of the cake with a toothpick before removing—moist crumbs should cling to the toothpick, but it should not be overly wet. Let cake cool completely on a wire rack.
- To make the glaze, melt the chocolate chips and heavy cream over a double boiler (or in the microwave). Once melted, stir in the vanilla, corn syrup and sour cream. Stir vigorously to make the glaze shiny. Pour over the cake and serve.
Wow, Valentine’s Day… can’t believe that is so soon! Loving this glaze!
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My favorite cake in the world is my grandfather’s chocolate mayonnaise cake, but I’d be willing to give this a try. You’re absolutely right, chocolate and sour cream are made for each other.
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Yay for Valentines Day season!! lol : ) This cake looks and sounds delicious!!
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valentine season is truly a baker’s delight, i love chocolate with sour cream..a perfect combo, pretty flowers
sweetlife
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Desserts that serve two are so romantic! This one looks so deliciously moist!
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This looks so delicious! I love how you make everything for 2 people because that is all I cook for too! It must drive people nuts reading my blog because all of my dishes are made for two people and that is how I list the ingredients! Lol. I can’t wait to see what else you post!
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WOW! This sounds DELISH! Can’t wait to make it ASAP!
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This is beyond perfect! Happy Early Valentines Day!
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Oooo yes… This is what I’m talking about!!! Chocolate, sour cream deliciousness for 2! This is perfect most anytime I think… (I want to finally try a whoopie pie for Valentines Day…maybe red velvet???)
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Christina Reply:
January 18th, 2011 at 12:22 pm
You got it, UrMom! I’m stockin’ up on red food coloring as we speak!
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This is the best reason I have ever seen to go out and by myself a 6 inch round pan!!!!!
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i would love to see an alcohol free bread pudding
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You are soooooo tempting me to make this! I’d make it right now if I had some cream in the house! Looks so incredibly good!!!!
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Sour cream in chocolate cake or coffee cake is one of my favorite things. This looks lovely!
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Anything chocolate and I’m there! I’ve actually never had chocolate and sour cream together but I’ll take your word for it. I’m agreeing with it being Valentine’s season, yippee!
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Oh boy, a rich decadent chocolate cake. This is the dessert dreams are made of. I love how you scale it all down. That works for me since there’s only me to eat them most of the time. I’m holding a new linky on my blog this week Saturday called “Sweets for a Saturday.” If you get a chance, I’d love it if you came by and linked this up.
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This cake looks SO amazingly chocolatey and delicious! Thanks for sharing
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Not sure if my husband and I will be able to wait for Valentine’s Day for this cake
It looks so rich and fantastic!
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oh this looks so heavenly! now you got me craving for some:) i love adding sour cream in chocolate cakes, they add a special touch to it dont they? yum!
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I would totally eat that for breakfast {& you know I would ; o} It was SO great to FINALLY meet you this wkend. You’re even more FAVOLOSA in person! xoxo Can’t wait to see you again soon. Miss ya already! Mwah!
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i will be making this next time people come over. two of us and an entire cake is not the best idea with our kind of will power!
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What kind of flour did you use- Cake Flour or AP Flour?
If you used AP Flour, was it bleached or unbleached?
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Thank you so much for posting this recipe. It has been sweetly approved by Surreal Confections and bragged about on the website. As well as being on the Recipes Approved Pin board on Pinterest.
You can read the article here – http://www.surrealconfections.com/2012/07/cake-for-two.html
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