¾ cup butter, softened ¾ cup sour cream 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla 8 cup powdered sugar Buttermilk or milk

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

½ cup butter, softened 2 3 ounce package cream cheese, softened 5 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled 2 teaspoon vanilla 6 ½ cup powdered sugar ¼ cup milk

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If you do not have three cake pans, refrigerate 1/3 of the batter while the first two layers bake.

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To avoid crumbs in your frosting, brush cake layers with a pastry brush. After stacking cake layers, spread the sides of the cake with a thin coat of frosting. Let stand several minutes before frosting cake.