Classic Chocolate Fudge Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 sq. baking chocolate, unsweetened
1/2 c. butter, room temperature
2 1/4 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/4 c. cake flour, sifted
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. sour cream
1 c. boiling water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0. In a metal bowl over hot (but not boiling) water, slowly melt chocolate, stirring gently. Cool. Grease two 9-inch round layer cake pans and line with waxed paper. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter; add sugar and eggs. Beat at high speed for five minutes until light and fluffy. Be sure to scrape bottom and sides of pan to mix thoroughly. Beat in vanilla and cooled chocolate. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Mix into creamed mixture alternating with sour cream, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. When thoroughly blended, stir in boiling water.
Batter will be thin. Pour immediately into prepared pans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pans 15 minutes.
Finish cooling on wire racks.