Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

3 blocks (3 ounces) Hershey's Baking Chocolate
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup boiling water
2 cups light brown sugar, packed
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup dairy sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Chocolate Sour Cream Filling And Icing (see below)

Method:

Combine baking chocolate, butter and boiling water in a small bowl; stir until chocolate and butter are melted. Thoroughly combine brown sugar, flour, baking soda and salt in a large mixer bowl. Gradually add chocolate mixture, beating until thoroughly combined. Blend in eggs, sour cream and vanilla; beat 1 minute at medium speed. Pour into a greased and floured 13x9x2 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool and frost.
Chocolate Sour Cream Filling and Icing
2 cups granulated sugar
6 tablespoons Hershey's Chocolate Flavored Syrup
2/3 cup dairy sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
In a saucepan, combine the sugar and chocolate syrup. When well mixed, add the sour cream, and cook over medium heat to the soft-ball stage (234 degrees). Remove from the heat; add vanilla and beat until thick enough to spread. Add nuts of any kind for variety.
Makes 1 1/2 cups icing.

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