Choco-Swirl Sour Cream Cake

Chocolate Swirl Cake Recipe
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5 Reviews
Sour cream cake from scratch! This moist yellow cake is swirled with rich, hot fudge for a marbled effect.
45 min
Prep Time
2:25
Total Time
15 servings

Ingredients

Cake

2 1/3 cups
all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups
sugar
1 cup
sour cream
3/4 cup
milk
1/2 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1 teaspoon
baking soda
1 teaspoon
salt
1/2 teaspoon
baking powder
2
large Land O Lakes® Eggs
1 teaspoon
vanilla
1/2 cup
hot fudge ice cream topping

Frosting

3/4 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
4 1/2 cups
powdered sugar
1/3 cup
unsweetened cocoa
1/8 teaspoon
salt
1/3 cup
Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream
2 (1-ounce) squares
unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
3 tablespoons
light corn syrup

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch baking pan; set aside.
  2. Combine all cake ingredients except hot fudge topping in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Reserve 1/2 cup cake batter. Spread remaining batter into prepared pan.
  3. Combine reserved cake batter and hot fudge topping in small bowl. Drop mixture by spoonfuls evenly over batter. Pull knife through batter for marbled effect. Bake 40-50 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool completely.
  4. Beat 3/4 cup butter in bowl at medium speed until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, cocoa and 1/8 teaspoon salt alternately with whipping cream and melted chocolate, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Stir in corn syrup. Frost cake. 

Recipe Tips

Nutrition Facts (1 serving)

Calories
350
Cholesterol
40mg
Carbohydrates
42g
Protein
2g
Fat
24g
Sodium
800mg
Dietary Fiber
0g

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Recipe Comments and Reviews

Rating

i MADE THIS FOR MYSELF. iT WAS WONDERFUL. i AM GOING TO MAKE IT AGAIN FOR A PICNIC i AM GOING TO THIS WEEK.

Posted August 21, 2012 by Mary A.

Rating

This cake was awesome. Anyone who likes moist cakes, this would be it!

Posted September 13, 2009 by Tanesa

Rating

Cake light and fudge-y at the same time. Frosting fluffy as a cloud and way too delicious!

Posted August 27, 2009 by Karen

Rating

i added some fresh fruit it was excellent, spongy and moist

Posted August 23, 2008 by andi

Rating

Rich, moist and chocolatey. Excellent

Posted August 19, 2008 by Elizabeth

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