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Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

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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.

Yield: Yields 1 6" cake.

Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

This chocolate sour cream cake is all kinds of delicious!

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

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

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°.
  2. Butter a 6” round cake pan, and fit a circle of parchment in the bottom—butter the parchment too.
  3. 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).
  4. Stir in the sugar, sour cream,vanilla and finally the egg.
  5. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda. Pour this mixture over the chocolate mixture and stir to combine.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 371Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 178mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 2gSugar: 31gProtein: 4g

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Cuisine: American / Category: Small Cake Recipes to make 6 Inch cakes


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  1. raja says

    i would love to see an alcohol free bread pudding

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  2. sheila @ Elements says

    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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  3. Tracy says

    Sour cream in chocolate cake or coffee cake is one of my favorite things. This looks lovely!

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  4. Allie says

    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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  5. Lisa says

    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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  6. Nourhan @ Miss Anthropist's Kitchen says

    This cake looks SO amazingly chocolatey and delicious! Thanks for sharing :)

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  7. Baking Serendipity says

    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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  8. blackbookkitchendiaries says

    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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  9. Paula - bell'alimento says

    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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  10. Sara says

    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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