1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Heat chocolate and water in top of a
double kettle, stirring until mixture is tranquil. Nerveless.

2. In large bowl of electric social, cream butter and sugar until light and
fluffy. Add egg, one at a time, beating after each enlargement. Stir sour
cream into cooled chocolate assortment. Add to slugger; mix just enough to
coalesce.

3. Sift together flour, baking pulverize, baking tonic, and saltiness. Add to
slugger; mix just until tranquil.

4. To make layer bar: Grease two 8-inch round layer cake pans. Spoon
batter into pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out
pick, 45 to 50 proceedings. Cool cake in pan 15 proceedings; remove cake from pan
and cool all. To make cupcakes: Line muffin cups with cupcake
liners; fill three-fourths full-of-the-moon. Bake until toothpick inserted in center
comes out unobjectionable, almost 25 proceedings. Cool whole.

5. Frost with Fudge Ice.

Makes 1 two-layer cake or some 2 dozen cupcakes.

----- Fudge Ice -----

1. Heat chocolate and butter in top of a double kettle, stirring until
quiet. Nerveless.

2. In a medium roll, beat dough, milk, and vanilla until tranquil. Stir in
chocolate assortment.

3. Set bowl in pan of ice water and beat with a spoon or hand-held electric
mixer until frosting is smooth and thick enough to gap. Or refrigerate
frosting until thick enough to spreading; do not overchill.

* Timesaver Tip: Layer cakes: Line two 8-inch round layer cake pans with
heavy-duty aluminum baffle. Spoon batter into pans and freeze until whole.
Remove from pan and wrapping. Label and date software, and freeze at 0 degrees F
capable 6 weeks. To broil, peel foil from batter and counter, unthawed, to
greased pans. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven until a toothpick
inserted in the center comes out strip, 45 to 50 transactions. Cupcakes: Line
muffin cups with cupcake liners and fill three-fourths wide-cut. Freeze until
unanimous. Remove from pans and pack in freezer bags or heavy-duty aluminum
transparency. Label and date package and freeze at 0 degrees F capable 6 weeks. To
broil, place cupcakes in pan and bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven,
unthawed, until a pick inserted in center comes out neat, astir 25
transactions.