Leon's Favorite Chocolate Cake Recipe

Liz Gutman
Leon's Favorite Chocolate Cake Recipe
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  • Yield:10-12
  • Active time:20 minutes
  • Total time:1 hour 5 minutes
This recipe appears in:
Leon's Favorite Chocolate Cake: The Chocolate Cake You Can Eat for Breakfast

Ingredients

  • 8oz (2 sticks) butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate, melted
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

  1. 1.

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a Bundt or tube pan.

  2. 2.

    In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing on medium speed until thoroughly incorporated.

  3. 3.

    Add the remaining ingredients in this order; mixing well after each addition:
    -melted chocolate and salt
    -sour cream
    -flour, baking powder and baking soda

  4. 4.

    Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes, or until tester comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan for about 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.

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