Chocolate Velvet Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c semisweet chocolate morsels
1/2 c butter softened
1 (16 oz) box light brown sugar
4 large eggs
2 c all purpose flour, sifted 3 times
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 (8 oz) container sour cream
1 c hot water
2 tsp vanilla flavoring

Preparation

Melt chocolate in microwave in bowl about 1 1/2 minutes. Stir until smooth.
Beat butter and sugar at medium speed until well blended-about 5 minutes.
Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
Add melted chocolate, beating until blended.
Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
Sift 3 times.
Gradually add 1 cup hot water in a slow stream.
Beat just until blended, stir in vanilla.
Spoon into 3 greased and floured 8 inch round cake pans.
Bake in 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes-remove from pans and let cool on wire rack.