Sour Cream Devil's Food Cake
A rich chocolate devil's food cake uses sour cream or buttermilk for a moist texture, ready to be frosted with your preferred icing.
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Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C/Gas Mark 4.
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Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
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Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
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Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light; add eggs one at a time, beating after each.
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Stir baking soda into sour cream or buttermilk.
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Alternately add dry ingredients and sour cream mixture to the butter-sugar mixture, beating after each addition.
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Mix cocoa powder with hot water until smooth.
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Add the cocoa mixture and vanilla to the batter; beat until smooth.
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Pour batter into the prepared cake pans.
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Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the cake springs back when lightly touched.
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Cool in pans on racks for 10 minutes, then remove cakes and cool completely.
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Frost with your preferred icing.