Chocolate Truffle Cake Author: Natalya S. Level: 7 Instructor: Lesley H. Photo Credit: vizarch / 123RF Stock Photo Article ID: 429 [Recipes- Spring 2017] Ingredients: Dry ingredients: White flour - 2 cups White or brown sugar - 2 cups Cocoa powder - 3/4 cup Baking powder - 1 tsp Baking soda - 2 tsp Salt - 1/2 tsp Wet ingredients: Milk - 1 cup Vegetable oil - 1/2 cup Eggs - 2 Vanilla - 1 tsp Hot coffee - 1 cup Frosting: Sugar - 1/2 cup Butter - 1 cup Sour cream - 1 cup Cocoa powder - 1/2 cup Preparation: Cake Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. In a big mixing bowl, mix all dry ingredients. In a small mixing bowl, mix all wet ingredients, except hot coffee. Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Slowly add hot coffee and mix again. Let it rest for 5 minutes Pour the batter into the baking pan and bake approximately for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Frosting In a mixing bowl, beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy and the sugar granules completely dissolve. While beating, add sour cream and cocoa. Continue to beat until mixed well. Slice the completely cooled cake in two layers. Apply frosting on both layers. Dust cocoa powder over the top of the cake.