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["Preheat oven to 350F", "Lightly grease two 9"" round cake pans and set aside.", "In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.", "Stir in the hot coffee.", "Add the sour cream, oil, eggs and vanilla, stirring until just blended.", "With an electric mixer, beat on medium speed for 3 minutes.", "Spoon batter into the greased pans.", "Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in middle of cake.", "Cool cakes in the pans, on a rack for 10 minutes.", "(Use this time to toast the pecans).", "Reduce oven temperature to 300F.", "***Toast the pecans: Spread pecans evenly on a baking sheet and bake 10-12 minutes, stirring often, until lightly browned.", "Undercook them slightly because they will continue to cook after they are removed from oven.", "Cool completely.", "***Back to the cake - Run a knife around insides of cake pans to loosen, then turn pans over on cooling rack.", "Cool cakes completely.", "***Frosting: Melt butter and add cocoa, mixing till smooth.", "Let cool and blend in the sour cream, vanilla and salt.", "Gradually add the confectioners' sugar and milk until the frosting is of spreading consistency; not runny.", "***Assembly: Place one layer of cake on a plate and spread fudge topping on top.", "Sprinkle crushed chocolate wafers over fudge topping.", "Place the other layer on top of the first layer so that the fudge is in the middle.", "Frost sides and top of cake with chocolate frosting.", "Sprinkle top of cake with pecans.", "Press mini chocolate chips into sides of frosted cake.", "Melt 1/2 cup of chocolate chips in microwave and drizzle over the pecans.", "***Sit down & put your feet up.", "You've just created a masterpiece."]
