Ingredients

The following ingredients have 9 Servings
  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2/3 cup sour cream*
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/3 cup hot water

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F, lightly mist 3 6-inch diameter cake pans** with non-stick spray, and line them with circles cut from parchment.
  • Place the cake flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
  • Add the softened butter, and mix on medium-low speed until the mixture resembles damp sand (about 1 minute).
  • Add the eggs, one at a time, stopping to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula after each addition.
  • Stir in the sour cream until smooth.
  • Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula, and stir in the milk and vanilla.
  • Beat the batter on medium speed for about a minute to a minute and a half, to aerate the cake batter and build the cake's structure.
  • Stir the cocoa and hot water together in a smaller bowl, then fold about half the cake batter into the cocoa mixture until blended.
  • Divide the batters equally between the 3 prepared pans, using the tip of a sharp knife to swirl the chocolate and vanilla cake batters together.
  • Bake the cake layers for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the thickest part of a cake comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  • Cool for 20 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely before filling and frosting with Easy Chocolate Frosting.