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Preheat oven to 350F Grease 2 x 9-inch round cake pans.
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Combine flour, baking soda and salt.
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Beat butter in a large bowl.
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Add brown sugar and eggs, beating until light and creamy.
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Beat in vanilla and chocolate.
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Add dry ingredients to chocolate mixture, alternately with sour cream, beating on low speed just until batter is smooth.
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Carefully stir in boiling water.
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Batter will be thin.
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Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes; then remove from pans and cool completely.
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Beat whipping cream and incing sugar in large bowl of electric mixer until thick.
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To Assemble Cake: Place on layer on serving plate, and spread with 1/2 of the whipped cream.
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Put 1/2 cup jam over whipped cream, leaving a 1/2-inch border away from the edge of the cake.
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Cover with remaining layer and top with whipped cream, leaving some for decoration, if desired.
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Top with remaining jam and garnish with chocolate curls.
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For an authentic look, using a piping bag, pipe whipped cream flowers around top edge of cake and place maraschino cherries in each flower.
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Do not put whipped cream on sides of cake.
