Chocolate Sour Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
8 tbsp (1 stick) butter, chopped
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cups self-rising flour
2 None eggs, lightly beaten
None None Chocolate curls, to decorate
None None FOR THE CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM FROSTING
5 oz semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
2 tbsp butter, chopped
1/3 cup sour cream
3/4 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Grease and line a 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper.
Place sugar, butter, 1/3 cup water, cocoa powder and baking soda in a medium saucepan on medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 mins. Transfer to a large bowl and cool for 15 mins.
Whisk flour and eggs into chocolate mixture until smooth. Spoon into prepared pan, smoothing top.
Bake for 50 to 60 mins or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 mins. Remove from pan; cool completely on a wire rack.
For the frosting, place chocolate, butter, sour cream and sifted powdered sugar in a medium heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (do not let bowl touch water). Stir until chocolate melts and frosting is smooth. Remove bowl from heat; cool slightly. Chill, stirring occasionally, for 15 mins or until it reaches a spreading consistency. Spread frosting over top and sides of cake. Decorate with chocolate curls.