Daddy's Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

My father LOVES his sour cream chocolate cake. So for his birthday this year, I figured I'd try to make a recipe that lived up to his standards of this lovely dessert. After tweaking it a bit, I think I've got a good one. It's a pretty simple recipe to follow, so try it out!

• 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sour cream (or yogurt)
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 3/4 tsp. salt

Mix dry ingredients together in a separate bowl. Mix sugar with wet ingredients in a stand mixer or in a food processor. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, blend/beat until incorporated. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Will make 24 cupcakes or 2 9 inch round cakes.