Ingredients

Cake

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 lb. butter
• 1 cup water
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream
  

Cake Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix flour, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl and set aside. In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter. Add water and cocoa, mix well, and bring to a boil. Add to the flour and mix. Add remaining ingredients, stir and pour into 11x17 pan.
3. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes (toothpick should come out clean). Let cool completely before icing.

Icing Directions

1. In a medium sauce pan, melt butter. Add cocoa and milk. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Add 10x sugar, vanilla and nuts. Mix well, cool slightly and pour over cake.

Notes/Tips

• Freezes wonderfully. Cut the cake into pieces and wrap them individually first.
• I've never found Sour Cream in less than one cup packages, so we often make 2 cakes...
• Weights: flour - 240g, sugar - 396g, 10x - 454g
• Nuts: traditionally we've used walnuts, but want to try pecans next time