Sunday, February 20, 2011

Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting

This weekend, Joey and I had a date to celebrate the fact that he passed a very important work-related certification exam. Naturally, I thought baking a cake was in order and had intended to share with you a cake and frosting recipe. However, the cake was a tad on the dry side and not yet ready to share. The frosting, on the other hand, was fabulous. 

It was thick, dense, and ultimately rich in the very best sense. And I was so delighted with how easy it was to work with when frosting a cake. The smooth, shiny, velvety texture made cake decorating a breeze. I would, however, offer this bit of advice: this frosting is best eaten on the day you frost the cake. After a day it loses its luster just a bit. Though it didn't really stop me. 

And now for a public service announcement: If you haven't gotten your flu shot this year, go and do so this week. Though I felt decently healthy on Friday and was on the mend from my recent sickness, I woke up Saturday morning with chills, intense body aches, and major chest congestion. The doctor's diagnosis on Saturday was Influenza B, and I spent the rest of the weekend in a ball on the couch. It was no fun and a flu shot could have saved me a bunch of pain and discomfort. 

Take care of yourselves and have a happy Monday!

Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting
Adapted just slightly from Maida Heatter's Cakes

Ingredients
*12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
*16 oz. milk chocolate chips
*1 pint sour cream
*1 tsp. vanilla extract 
*1/4 cup milk

Instructions
*Heat semi-sweet chocolate and milk chocolate in a saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until just melted. Remove from heat and pour into the bowl of an electric mixer. Add in sour cream and vanilla and beat 1 to 2 minutes on low heat until smooth. Add in milk and beat an additional 30 seconds. 
*Spoon over cake and spread into an even layer. 

Happy baking!

Madison

14 comments:

WendyinKK said...

Take good care and rest well.

Unknown said...

Never heard of sour cream frosting, but it actually sounds really good! Hope you feel better!

How is the wedding planning coming along? Hope it is going great!

~Romantic Savy

Tracy said...

Sorry you got the flu! I had a flu shot this year and STILL got the flu - it was horrible!

On another note that cake looks delicious!

Catherine said...

Well the frosting sounds great! I do hope you feel better real soon. Blessings, Catherine

Lauren at KeepItSweet said...

I've never made frosting with sour cream so I am definitely anxious to try this. Hope you are feeling much better soon!

Angela said...

Feel better, Madi! Definitely going to try out this frosting soon.

Anonymous said...

This looks fantastic! My best friend's birthday is coming up, and she loves chocolate cake with chocolate frosting! I am definitely going to try this recipe! Thanks for posting! I hope you feel better soon!

Anonymous said...

Sunday was just the perfect day for frosting. I made my dad's 50th bday cake with a decadent old fashion fudge frosting :)

Medifast Coupons said...

It would be okay to melt the chocolate in the microwave wouldn't it? Just lazy is all.
Great sounding icing, thanks!

Danae said...

I'm always looking for a new chocolate frosting recipe, and I've always wanted to try a sour cream frosting! So I'm definitely bookmarking this one! Thanks for the recipe, and hope you feel better.

Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets said...

Mmm that looks great -- love the rich look and I'm sure, taste.

Pretty. Good. Food. said...

I've never thought to use sour cream in frosting, this sounds great! Definitely giving this recipe a try :)

Rosy said...

Wow love the icing recipe and the picture is beautiful!

Dina said...

mmm that would be nice right now!

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