Secret Ingredients
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine , softened
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour or 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine , softened
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese , softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine , softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Walnuts , chopped (optional)
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Directions
- For cake, heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease bottom and side of 2 round pans, 9x1 1/2 inches, with shortening; lightly flour.
- Heat water, butter, shortening and cocoa in 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth; remove from heat.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Mix flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
- Beat in cocoa mixture with electric mixer on low speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth.
- Beat in sour cream, eggs and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour into pans.
- Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack.
- Cool completely.
- For cream cheese filling, beat butter and cream cheese in medium bowl on medium speed until fluffy.
- Beat in powdered sugar and vanilla on low speed until smooth.
- When cake is cooled completely, fill layers with cream cheese filling.
- For chocolate frosting, beat butter in medium bowl on medium speed until fluffy.
- Gradually beat in remaining ingredients on low speed until smooth.
- Frost side and top of cake with chocolate frosting.
- Press walnuts on side of cake, if using.
- Store cake covered in refrigerator.
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