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Chocolate Fudge Cake (A. K. A. Death By Chocolate)

A home-style Chocolate Fudge Cake (A. K. A. Death By Chocolate) made with Baker S Semi Sweet Chocolate, Lightly Salted Butter, Granulated Sugar, Vanilla, and Sour Cream At Room. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Ingredients

• 10 oz
• 1/2 cup
• 1 cup
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 cup
• 14 oz

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Place oven rack in lower third of the oven, and preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. 2

   Butter an 8 inch springform pan, and coat with powdered cocoa.

3. 3

   Beat egg yolks in a lg mixer bowl at high speed, gradually adding 3/4 c of the granulated sugar.

4. 4

   Beat until yolk mixture is pale yellow and thick, 4 to 6 minutes.

5. 5

   Add melted chocolate mixture to the yolk mixture.

6. 6

   Beat until completely smooth.

7. 7

   Add vanilla and liquor of your choice.

8. 8

   Beat until blended.

9. 9

   Beat egg whites in mdm mixer bowl at high speed until soft peaks form.

10. 10

    Gradually beat remaining 1/4 c granulated sugar into whites; continue beating until stiff but not dry peaks form.

11. 11

    Fold whites *gently* but thoroughly into chocolate mixture.

12. 12

    Pour batter evenly into pan; smooth top.

13. 13

    Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven to 350 degrees; bake another 15 minutes.

14. 14

    Reduce oven temp to 250; bake 30 minutes longer (total baking time is 1 hour).

15. 15

    Remove cake from oven and cover top with damp paper towelling; let stand 5 minutes.

16. 16

    Remove towelling and cool cake completely.

17. 17

    Dome of cake will crack and collapse; this is normal - press top of cake down lightly to smooth top.

18. 18

    Remove springform and transfer cake to serving platter.

19. 19

    Melt chocolate in double boiler over hot but not boiling water.

20. 20

    Using a wooden spoon, mix in sour cream.

21. 21

    Pour over the cake.

22. 22

    Let cool and harden.