Chocolate Yum Yum Cake Recipe

Ingredients <br>- 2 cups all-purpose flour <br>- 1 tablespoon baking powder <br>- ½ tablespoon baking soda <br>- 2 cups white sugar <br>- 1 egg <br>- ½ cup unsalted butter <br>- 1 cup sour cream <br>- ½ cup water <br>- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract <br>- ⅝ cup unsweetened cocoa powder <br>- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips <br>- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips <br>- 3 tablespoons strong brewed coffee <br>- ¾ cup butter, softened <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa, set aside. <br>step 2: In a medium bowl, beat the sugar and egg until light, add the 1/2 cup butter, beat until smooth. Stir in the sour cream, water, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients, mix slowly until flour mixture is absorbed. Fold in the 2 cups chocolate chips. Divide the mixture evenly between the two prepared pans. <br>step 3: Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until cake tests done with a toothpick. Place pans of cake on wire racks to cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely. When cool frost with the following frosting recipe. <br>step 4: To make the frosting, melt the remaining 1 cup chocolate chips with the coffee in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove pan from heat, and beat in the 3/4 cup of butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until smooth. Set pan in a bowl of ice and beat until icing is spreadable and holds it's shape. Cool completely before frosting cake. <br>

Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ tablespoon baking soda
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅝ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons strong brewed coffee
- ¾ cup butter, softened

Directions
step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa, set aside.
step 2: In a medium bowl, beat the sugar and egg until light, add the 1/2 cup butter, beat until smooth. Stir in the sour cream, water, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients, mix slowly until flour mixture is absorbed. Fold in the 2 cups chocolate chips. Divide the mixture evenly between the two prepared pans.
step 3: Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until cake tests done with a toothpick. Place pans of cake on wire racks to cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely. When cool frost with the following frosting recipe.
step 4: To make the frosting, melt the remaining 1 cup chocolate chips with the coffee in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove pan from heat, and beat in the 3/4 cup of butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until smooth. Set pan in a bowl of ice and beat until icing is spreadable and holds it's shape. Cool completely before frosting cake.

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