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Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

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An easy make-ahead cake that can be done in stages or all in one day. Be sure to chill your bowl and beaters for whipping the cream. You can use a long serrated knife or dental floss to cut the cake horizontally.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2/3 cup cocoa
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup hot coffee
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/3 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups whipping cream whipped
  • 2 Tablespoons grated sem-sweet chocolate

Instructions
 

  • Sift the dry ingredients (flour through cocoa) together in a bowl
  • Add oil, milk, eggs, and vanilla, beating for two minutes
  • Blend in hot coffee
  • Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch layer pans or 9 x 13 inch pan
  • Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes
  • For cream filling, beat whipping cream until whipped
  • Mix other ingredients together, then add to the cream cheese
  • Cut both layers of cake in half horizontally.
  • Layer: bottom of 1st cake, cream cheese filling; top of 1st cake; cream cheese filling;
  • bottom of 2nd cake; cream cheese filling; top of 2nd cake; cream cheese filling.
  • Sprinkle with grated chocolate
  • Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.