Anna Olsen's Devil's Food Cake Inspired Recipe

................extremely easy and very-very yummy!!!!....................... 

1. Heat oven to 350 F  and grease and line two  8 inch pans 

2. In a mixer bowl, sift the dry ingredients : 

1 and a half cup cake flour

1/2 cup cocoa powder

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 and 1/3 cup superfine sugar

3. .....then add....

1 cup of chilled butter (cut into cubes)

Turn the mixer on to cut the butter in.. (I like this butter cut in method..so, so easy!)..until the mixture resembles crumbles. 

4. ...then add in...

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup strong hot coffee

1 teaspoon vanilla

5...with the mixer running, add in 

2 eggs (whisked)...the mixture should be quite runny.

6. Divide into the 2 greased pans and baked for about 30 minutes. Cake is done when toothpick inserted comes out clean.

The Ganache

to make the ganache for filling and frosting, in a double boiler melt:

12 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate

1 and 3/4 cup whipping cream

1/2 cup sour cream and vanilla

a pinch of salt

cool the ganache in the refrigerator for at least several hours before using 

Good to note if you can't get a hold of  sour cream - Sour cream substitutes

Buttermilk

You can substitute sour cream in a recipe with buttermilk. Use store-bought buttermilk or make your own by combining 1 tbsp. of lemon juice with enough whole milk to fill one cup. Let the milk and lemon juice mixture sit for 5 to 10 minutes before using in a recipe. Store left over buttermilk in the refrigerator for no more than a week depending on the expiration date printed on the milk container.

Yogurt

Substitute sour cream with plain, low-fat yogurt in baking. Stir the yogurt before using because prepared yogurt may separate. Use exact measure for substitution, for example one cup of sour cream equals one cup of yogurt. Yogurt is also an alternative for chip and vegetable dips. Plus, it provides more protein and less fat than regular sour cream.

Soy

Soy-based yogurt can be used in place of sour cream for those looking to eliminate animal-based products from the recipe. Another option is to mix in a blender or food processor, one 10.5 oz package of crumbled tofu with 4 tsp. of lemon juice, 2 tsp. of apple cider vinegar and 1/2 tsp. of salt. Blend this yogurt mixture until smooth and substitute sour cream, cup for cup, as called for in the recipe.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/411079-what-is-a-good-substitute-for-sour-cream-when-baking/#ixzz2HadlC4wX

I used yogurt with a teaspoon of baking soda mixed in