Chocolate Fudge Cake

This weekend official begins the BBQ season!!  This weekend I am going to be making steaks, BBQ chicken and ribs. For sides, potato salad and cole slaw.  My sister gave me some strawberries and blueberries yesterday so will be making berry shortcake or pie.  Or if you like cake here is the best chocolate fudge cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting.  I always use 3 round cake pans instead of the tube pan.  This cake is rich, moist and fudgy. 
Have a fun, safe Memorial weekend.  Thanks be to all the people who have served our great country!  Because of them we have our freedom.

Chocolate Fudge Cake

½ c. cocoa powder

1 c. boiling water

8 T. butter

2 c. flour

2 c. sugar

1½ t. baking soda

1 t. salt

2 eggs

½ c. sour cream

1 t. vanilla extract

Chocolate cream-cheese frosting

Mix ½ c. cocoa powder, boiling water and butter, stirring well to dissolve the cocoa powder. Let the mixture cool.  Sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt, and slowly mix the dry ingredients into the cooled cocoa mixture.  Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.  Add the sour cream and the vanilla.  Pour the batter into a buttered and floured tube pan, and bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.

Cool the cake on a cake rack.  Spread with Chocolate cream-cheese frosting 

9” tube cake

Chocolate cream-cheese frosting

4 oz. cream cheese, softened

2½ c. powdered sugar

½ c. cocoa powder

1 t. vanilla extract

2 T. sour cream

Combine the ingredients and blend very well.