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.