Cream Cheese Chocolate Cake

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Cake flour - sifted
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Baking soda
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
6 oz	170g	Cream cheese
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Vegetable shortening
2 teaspoons	10ml	Vanilla extract
6 cups	1188g / 41oz	Confectioners' sugar - sifted
1/4 cup	59ml	Hot water
4 oz	113g	Baking chocolate
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Vegetable shortening
3		Eggs - large
3/4 cup	177ml	Milk
1 tablespoon	15ml	Milk

Recipe Instructions

Sift the cake flour, baking soda, and salt together and set aside.

Combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup shortening and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.

Beat, with an electric mixer set on high, until light and fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar alternately with hot water and chocolate (melted and cooled to room temperature) to cream cheese mixture, beating well after each addition. Blend until smooth.

Remove 2 cups of the chocolate mixture and cover with plastic wrap. Reserve for frosting.

Blend 1/4 cup shortening into remaining chocolate mixture. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add dry ingredients alternately with 1/4 cup of milk, beating well after each addition. Spread batter in 2 greased and waxed paper lined 9-inch round cake pans.

Bake in preheated 350F. oven for 35 minutes or until cakes test done. Cool in pans on racks for 10 minutes.

Remove from pans; cool completely on racks. Blend 1 tbs milk into the reserved chocolate mixture for frosting. Place one layer on serving plate and spread with frosting. Top with second layer and frost sides and top with remaining frosting.

Source:
Mom D

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