Starlight Double-delight Cake
Total Time: 45 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 12
- 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 6 cups powdered sugar (1 1/2 lb.)
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
- 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup milk
Recipe
- 1 heat oven to 350f.
- 2 grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- 3 in large bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup margarine, vanilla and peppermint extract; blend until smooth.
- 4 add powdered sugar alternately with hot water, beating until smooth.
- 5 blend in chocolate.
- 6 in another large bowl, combine 2 cups of the frosting mixture and 1/4 cup margarine; blend well.
- 7 beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
- 8 add flour, baking soda, salt and milk; beat until smooth.
- 9 pour batter evenly into greased and floured pans.
- 10 bake at 350f.
- 11 for 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- 12 cool 5 minutes; remove from pans.
- 13 cool completely.
- 14 to assemble cake, place 1 layer, top side down, on serving plate; spread with about 1/4 of frosting.
- 15 top with second layer, top side up.
- 16 spread sides and top of cake with remaining frosting.
- 17 yield: 12 servings high altitude: above 35000 feet: increase flour to 2 1/2 cups and use 1 1/2 cups of frosting mixture in cake.
- 18 bake as directed above.
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