Combine and let cool:  boiling water and *unsweetened chocolate

Cream together:  soft butter, vanilla, brown sugar and eggs

In a separate bowl combine:  flour, baking soda and salt

Combine the cooled chocolate mixture with sour cream

Add in the creamed ingredients and the flour mixture

Mix well

Pour into a greased loaf pan, lined with waxed paper

Bake at *325 for 1 hour and 15 minutes

Let cool for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire wrack and remove the waxed paper

Frost with chocolate butter cream frosting

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* I sometimes make the equivalent of this with Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate powder + a little Crisco or lard.