Death by Chocolate

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Ingredients:
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2 c. flour
1 tbsp. double-acting baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 c. sugar
2 large eggs
1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature, quartered
1 c. sour cream
1/2 c. water
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 c. plus 2 tbsp. cocoa
1 12-oz package semisweet chocolate chips
powdered sugar

Instructions:
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Sift flour, baking powder, and baking soda twice. Place in a small
bowl. Beat the sugar and eggs in a large mixing bowl until sugar is
dissolved. Add butter and mix into egg mixture thoroughly. Add sour
cream, water, vanilla extract, and beat. Add flour mixture and cocoa
and beat slowly just until flour is absorbed. Do not overbeat. 

Fold in chocolate chips and pour into buttered Bundt pan. Bake at 350
degrees F for 1 hour. 

When cool, sift powdered sufar on top. 

Variation: Replace 1/4 c. of the water with Grand Marnier. 




Source: alt.food.recipes