Labontefan
09-07-2000, 06:46 PM
Chocolate Cake with Built in Frosting
2 1/2 cups sugar, divided
2 cups plain flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
3 eggs, divided
1 tsp vanilla
8 oz cream cheese
1/4 cup milk
In the bowl of a heavy mixer, mix the 2 cups of the sugar with the flour, and soda. In a saucepan melt the butter and mix in the cocoa and the water. Bring to a boil and pour over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Mix in 2 eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. Pour into a 9x13 cake pan which has been sprayed with cooking oil spray. Beat together the cream cheese, remaining sugar and egg with the 1/4 cup milk. Drizzle over the cake. Place in a 350 deg oven and bake about 35 minutes or until cake springs back when pressed. Allow to stand about 10 minutes before cutting into squares and serving warm.
2 1/2 cups sugar, divided
2 cups plain flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
3 eggs, divided
1 tsp vanilla
8 oz cream cheese
1/4 cup milk
In the bowl of a heavy mixer, mix the 2 cups of the sugar with the flour, and soda. In a saucepan melt the butter and mix in the cocoa and the water. Bring to a boil and pour over the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Mix in 2 eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. Pour into a 9x13 cake pan which has been sprayed with cooking oil spray. Beat together the cream cheese, remaining sugar and egg with the 1/4 cup milk. Drizzle over the cake. Place in a 350 deg oven and bake about 35 minutes or until cake springs back when pressed. Allow to stand about 10 minutes before cutting into squares and serving warm.