Chocolate Raspberry Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package chocolate cake mix (butter recipe chocolate cake with pudding)
• 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup chambord raspberry liquor
• 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted

Recipe

• 1 prepare cake mix according to package directions; stir in 1/2 chocolate chips.
• 2 spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
• 3 bake at 350f for 25-30 minutes.
• 4 cool in pans on wire rack 10 minutes.
• 5 remove from pans and cool completely.
• 6 brush tops of layers with chambord.
• 7 place on cake layer on a plate; spread with jam and top with second layer.
• 8 melt remaining chocolate chips over low heat, stirring often.
• 9 remove from heat, gradually stir in sour cream.
• 10 spread on top and sides of cake, sprinkle top with toasted pecans chill at least 2 hours.