Starlight Double Delight Cake
Directions
- 1Add cream cheese to a bowl.
- 2Add shortening to the bowl.
- 3Sift confectioners' sugar into the bowl.
- 4Add vanilla and mint flavoring to the mixture.
- 5Mix until smooth.
- 6Add melted chocolate to the mixture and stir to combine, creating a chocolate cream cheese frosting.
- 7Separate half of the frosting to be used for icing the cake later.
- 8Add eggs, flour, soda, salt, and milk to the remaining frosting in the bowl.
- 9Mix all ingredients together to form the cake batter.
- 10Pour the cake batter into two 9-inch round baking pans.
- 11Bake the cakes at 350°F for 36 to 40 minutes.
- 12Remove cakes from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack.
- 13Dip mint leaves in egg whites and then in sugar to make candied mint leaves for decoration.
- 14Place one cake layer on a cake stand and spread a layer of the reserved chocolate cream cheese frosting.
- 15Place the second cake layer on top.
- 16Frost the entire cake with the remaining chocolate cream cheese frosting.
- 17Decorate the cake with candied mint leaves.
Ingredients
- 3 packages cream cheese
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 to 3 drops peppermint flavoring or oil of pepper
- 1 teaspoon mint flavoring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 4 squares squares of chocolate, melted
- 1 cup additional shortening
- 4 eggs
- 2 1/3 cups Pillsbury's Best Enriched Flour
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
Equipment
bowlsifterspatulabaking panscooling rackcake stand
Tips
- A cake sings when it's baking and goes quiet when it's done.
- Use your senses (sight, smell, sound) to know when the cake is ready.
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