Cakes and Frostings

Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake

  • 1 stick Butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups Sugar
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups Four, All Purpose
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup - 8 oz Sour cream
  • 3 ounces Chocolate-unsweetened/melted/cooled
  • VANILLA CREAM CHEESE FILLING ~
  • 1/2 STICK Butter softened
  • 8 ounces Cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup Sugar, Confectioners
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla

    • Preheat oven to 325. Grease/flour a 9X5X3 inch loaf pan. Cream butter and sugarwith electric mixer in large bowl untilfluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beatingwell after each addition. Blend in vanilla. Sift flour, soda and salt together;add to creamed mixture slternately withsour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix well after each addition. Blend in melted chocolate> Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour and 20minutesl Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn out and cool completely. Cut horizontallyinto 3 even layers. Spread filling between layers. Sift conf. sugar over top. Serves 10-12 Vanilla Filling: Cream butter and cream cheese with electric mixer in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar. Add vanilla and blend thoroughly.

    This recipe courtesy of the From My Kitchen Cookbook. 

    Contributed by Lola Austin of Rockport, IN. 

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