Sandy's Chocolate Cake Recipe
""I held this velvety, rich cake on my lap during the 4-1/2 hour drive to the Greatest Cocoa Cake Contest at the Pennsylvania Farm Show last January," recalls Sandy Johnson, who lives on a dairy farm near Tioga. "By the time we got to the judges table, I was almost too tired to care if I won." But win she did! Topping 59 other entries, Sandy's impressive layer cake with creamy frosting took first place!..."
INGREDIENTS
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3 cups packed brown sugar
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1 cup butter, softened
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4 Eggland's Best Eggs
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
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3/4 cup baking cocoa
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1 tablespoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1-1/3 cups sour cream
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1-1/3 cups boiling water
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FROSTING:
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1/2 cup butter, cubed
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3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
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3 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
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5 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Chocolate curls and decorations, optional
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