Chocolate sour cream cake-part 1

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       Title: Chocolate Sour Cream Cake-Part 1
  Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
       Yield: 1 servings
  
     1/2 c  Boiling water
     1/2 c  Cocoa
     2/3 c  Butter; or margarine
   1 3/4 c  Sugar; granulated
       2    Eggs
       1 ts Vanilla extract
   2 1/2 c  Cake flour; sifted
   1 1/2 ts Baking soda
     1/2 ts Salt
       1 c  Sour cream
       1 oz Unsweetened chocolate
            For garnish
            Chocolate-dipped str
            -awberries
            Mint leaves; for garnish
            Filling:
     1/4 c  Flaked coconut; optional
     1/4 c  Nuts; chopped; toasted
            Fluffy cocoa frosting:
   4 1/2 c  Confectioners' sugar
     1/2 c  Cocoa
     1/2 c  Butter or margarine;
            -softened
       5 tb Half-and-half; or milk
       1 ts Vanilla extract
            Chocolate-dipped-
            Strawberries-
     1/2 c  Semisweet chocolate chips
       1 ts Shortening
      10    Fresh strawberries; (10 to
            -12)
  
   Recipe by: Chocolate Collection from Cooking Class Maga
   Preheat oven to 350~. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
   Add 2-3 teaspoons flour to each pan. Gently tap side of pan
   to evenly coat bottom and side of pan with flour. Invert
   pan and gently tap bottom of pan to remove excess flour.
   Gradually add water to cocoa, stirring until well blended;
   cool slightly.  See part 2.
  
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