Chocolate Cake

Chocolate cake.

By Grant Giron


Step 1. 2 ½ cups water 2 ½ cups butter½ + 1/8 cups cocoa. Bring to a boil in a saucepan on medium heat
Step 2.Mix together, adding one ingredient at a time.
5 cups flour5 cups sugar½ + 1/8 teaspoon salt
Add saucepan mixture and mix well.
Step 3.
Mix together
1 ¼ cups sour cream5 beaten eggs½ tablespoon + 1 teaspoon baking soda
Combine with steps 1 and 2 and mix well.
Bake @ 325 degrees for 1 ½ to 2 hours.

Icing – DON’T USE ELECTRIC MIXER, MIX BY HAND.2 Cups Butter (very soft, not melted)10 cups powdered sugar1 ½ cups cocoa 4 teaspoons vanilla1 ¼ cups milk


This was from a restaurant i worked at. I cut it in half already....but it still makes two cakes, so you'd probably want to half it again.

Couple small changes:I made the full recipe and with dual convection on 300 degrees 1 & 1/2 hours was plenty.
Icing: I would change the cocoa to 1 cup... maybe 1 1/4 cups if you like it chocolaty.I used Kirkland pure vanilla and 4 teaspoons was too potent. I would start with 3 teaspoons and add more to taste. When I used imitation vanilla I think Iwould add more than 4 teaspoons.