Serendipity Chocolate Cake

• cake
• 3 cups cake flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 lb unsalted butter, softened
• 2 lbs packed light brown sugar
• 7 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups cold water
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 lb unsweetened chocolate, melted
• frosting
• 1 lb unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 cups sour cream

1. Cake.
2. Preheat oven to 325* and butter the bottoms of 4 9-inch cake pans and line with parchment.
3. Sift together the flour and baking soda. Cream the sugar and butter -- add eggs and vanilla to the butter mixture -- mix thoroughly. Add the dry ingredients in three parts -- alternating with the cold water -- mix completely -- Add the sour cream and melted chocolate. Divide the batter between the prepared pans. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes -- cool the cakes in their pans for 15 minutes -- the cakes will sink to half their height -- Remove from pans and cool completely.
4. Frosting.
5. Place chocolate in large mixing bowl. Heat the cream, sugar, and corn syrup just to boiling -- pour over the chopped chocolate -- slowly stir till smooth. Add vanilla and cool completely -- then add sour cream -- frost -- store covered at room temperature.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/serendipity-chocolate-cake-120230 (may not work)