Chocolate Layer Cake Rounds

Name: Chocolate Layer Cake Rounds
Yield: Serves 10 to 12 (Makes two 9-inch layers or three 8-inch layers)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (7½ ounces/213 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 1 1/4 cups, boiling water; 4 ounces (113 grams), unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 1/2 cup (1½ ounces/43 grams), Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon, instant espresso powder or instant coffee powder; 10 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/2 cups packed (10½ ounces/298 grams), light brown sugar; 3 large, eggs, room temperature; 1/2 cup, sour cream, room temperature; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract

Desserts or Baked Goods
Chocolate
Cakes
Cook's Extras

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2008

Our light and fluffy cake doesn't come from a box.

SERVES 10 to 12 (Makes two 9-inch layers or three 8-inch layers)

TIME 1 hour, plus 2 hours cooling

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