Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake From Williams Sonoma Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Spray 15 cup Bundt pan very well with baking spray.
• Combine cocoa powder and chopped chocolate.
• Add boiling water and whisk until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
• Set aside.
• In bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt then set aside.
• In large mixing bowl beat butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute.
• Reduce speed to low and add brown sugar and beat until blended then beat on medium until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Add eggs a little at a time, scraping down sides until combined.
• Add vanilla and beat about 1 minute.
• Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in three additions alternately with sour cream, beginning with and ending with flour.
• Beat just until blended and no lumps of flour remain.
• Slowly pour in the melted chocolate mixture and beat until no white streaks are visible, scraping down sides occasionally.
• Gently fold in chocolate chips.
• Pour batter in prepared pan spreading batter so the sides are about 1 inch higher than the center.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs, about 60 to 65 minutes.
• Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool for about 15 minutes.
• Using a serrated knife gently saw off any excess cake that extends over the edge of the pan.
• Invert pan onto cooling rack and let cake cool completely.
• Ganache:.
• In heatproof bowl combine chocolate and butter.
• In small saucepan over medium-high heat bring cream just to a boil then immediately pour cream over the chocolate and butter.
• Whisk until melted and smooth.
• Place in refrigerator and let ganache thicken slightly.
• Spoon ganache over cooled cake allowing the ganache to drip down the sides.
• Let the cake stand until ganache is set at least 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• All ingredients should be room temperature.
• Grease and flour 10 cup bundt pan.
• Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Cream butter and sugar in electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs and vanilla.
• On low speed, alternate in three additions the cocoa mixture and sour cream, ending with flour until just blended.
• Fold in chocolate.
• Pour batter into pan and spread batter to sides.
• Bake about 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting.
• Combine all ingredients for glaze except liqueur and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat and stir in liqueur.
• Glaze cake when cooled to room temperature, and dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.