Chocolate Sheet Cake With Sour Cream Frosting

Serves: 4

Roxane Raynor

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

50

Sweetness

58

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 tsp

Salt

3 large

Egg

1.5 cups

Sour Cream

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350°F

2

Butter and flour 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan

3

Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl to blend

4

Beat butter in large bowl until fluffy

5

Gradually add sugar, beating until well blended

6

Beat in eggs 1 at a time

7

Beat in flour mixture in 4 additions alternately with 3/4 cup sour cream in 3 additions

8

Fold in 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips and almonds; spread in prepared pan

9

Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes

10

Transfer to rack; cool cake

11

Meanwhile, combine remaining 3/4 cup sour cream and 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips in heavy medium saucepan

12

Stir over very low heat just until chocolate melts and frosting is smooth (do not boil)

13

Spread frosting over cake in pan

14

Let stand until frosting sets, at least 1 hour

15

Preheat oven to 350°F

16

Butter and flour 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan

17

Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl to blend

18

Beat butter in large bowl until fluffy

19

Gradually add sugar, beating until well blended

20

Beat in eggs 1 at a time

21

Beat in flour mixture in 4 additions alternately with 3/4 cup sour cream in 3 additions

22

Fold in 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips and almonds; spread in prepared pan

23

Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes

24

Transfer to rack; cool cake

25

Meanwhile, combine remaining 3/4 cup sour cream and 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips in heavy medium saucepan

26

Stir over very low heat just until chocolate melts and frosting is smooth (do not boil)

27

Spread frosting over cake in pan

28

Let stand until frosting sets, at least 1 hour