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    Home » Cakes

    Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

    Sep 26, 2007 · Modified: Dec 18, 2020 by Andrea · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads ·

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    Chocolate Birthday Cake in a castle Bundt pan - Andrea Meyers

    We've posted photos of some of the birthday cakes we make for our family, but we've never really mentioned what type of cake we make, so it's high time we remedy that situation. Our favorite cake flavor is chocolate, and we've been using a recipe from Hershey's for a sour cream chocolate cake that is moist and flavorful. The recipe makes about 6 cups of batter.

    For this post, the boys and I made the sour cream chocolate cake in a new Bundt pan the shape of a castle, which I found at Chefs Catalog a few weeks ago when they had a free shipping promotion. The cake pan was on sale for about ⅓ the price of retail, so we decided to add it to our collection. The boys were very excited about making a castle cake and could barely keep their fingers out of the batter or the finished cake before I could catch a few photos (notice how some of the turrets are a bit mangled on top from little fingers pinching pieces).

    The castle pan holds 10 cups of batter, and the risen cake went right to the top edge of the pan and spilled over a bit in the middle, so I recommend putting a piece of foil on the rack below the cake pan to catch any drips. I was very pleased at how nicely the details showed up on the finished cake, and a sprinkling of powdered sugar looked like snow on the castle. The boys loved it!

    Bundt castle cake pan - Andrea Meyers

    Chocolate Birthday Cake in a castle Bundt pan - Andrea Meyers
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    Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

    Adapted from Hershey
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time45 mins
    Cooling in the Pan10 mins
    Total Time1 hr 15 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegetarian
    Keyword: chocolate, eggs
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 327kcal

    Equipment

    • stand mixer with paddle attachment
    • 10-12 cup Bundt pan, coated with floured cooking spray
    • small bowl
    • medium bowl
    • Other Pan Combinations
    • 9×13 pan
    • 2 (9-inch) pans
    • 3 (8-inch) pans
    • For the above pans, grease and line with wax paper or parchment, then grease and flour the paper. Adjust cooking times accordingly.

    Ingredients

    • ¾ cup natural unsweetened cocoa
    • 1 cup boiling water
    • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
    • 2 cups granulated sugar
    • 3 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1¾ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
    • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ¾ cup milk
    • ¼ cup sour cream (or plain yogurt)
    US Customary - Metric

    Preparation

    • Preheat oven to 350°F/175° C.
    • Prepare the boiling water, then mix the cocoa with the water in a small bowl. Stir the mixture until smooth, then set aside to cool.
    • In the bowl of the stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar in until fluffy. Add each egg one at a time and beat well after each egg. Stir in the vanilla, then add the cocoa mixture, stirring well.
    • In the medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda and salt. In a liquid measuring cup, stir together the milk and sour cream. Pour about ⅓ the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl, then about ⅓ of the milk and sour cream mixture. Beat well. Continue until all of the ingredients are incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
    • Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove the cake from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 215mg | Potassium: 143mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 406IU | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg
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    Comments

    1. Laurie says

      September 26, 2007 at 4:51 pm

      Looks very regal! We took bought the castle bundt pan on sale at chefs. I busted it out last weekend with a sour cream chocolate chip coffee cake. The kids loved it. And they thought it hilarious that the sugar on top resembled snow. What a great deal that pan was.

    2. Anh says

      September 26, 2007 at 6:31 pm

      What a wonderful cake!

    3. T.W. Barritt says

      September 26, 2007 at 7:49 pm

      This is magestic! I've looked at these pans, and wondered if the cake would really come out of the pan okay. This looks fantastic, and I love the snow covered towers!

    4. Cris says

      September 26, 2007 at 9:18 pm

      You are so talented! Your other cakes are just gorgeous as well. I don't think I had seen them before. Love the pans too.

    5. Gift of Gree says

      September 26, 2007 at 10:03 pm

      That cake pan is amazing! I thought they only made those for the beach or the sandbox. 😉

    6. Steamy Kitchen says

      September 28, 2007 at 5:18 pm

      such an elegant and magical cake! I love the simplicity of it.

    7. african vanielje says

      September 28, 2007 at 9:20 pm

      fabulous cake andrea. Baking is my favourite thing to do, even better when it's with kids. xxx

    8. cakebaker_cakemaker says

      September 28, 2007 at 10:41 pm

      Hi Andrea,
      I made this recipe yesterday. I was a bit dissappointed with the result.
      In no way am I criticising your recipe but you may be able to see where I can improve next time.
      I found the cake, which I baked in a 9x13in tin, to be not very light and quite dense.
      I must also say that I had to convert the recipe to grams because our cup measurements are different to yours..the bain of my life!!!!
      I found that the amount of sugar was quite a lot to the amount of butter. I may not have creamed it long enough. Also I felt that the cocoa mixture was very thick even, though it mixed in okay to the batter.
      I will re-do my conversions and see if I get a better result.
      Any help or suggestions would be appreciated,
      Karen

    9. Andrea says

      October 04, 2007 at 10:42 am

      Hi Karen,

      When you say dense, are you saying it did not rise? I would characterize the cake as rich and moist, not light and fluffy... is that what you mean by dense??

    10. shameenah01@hotmail.com says

      October 06, 2009 at 6:42 pm

      hallo i was just love yr cakes and was wondering if you could make me one for my birthday

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