Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
By: Linda
Published: Monday, May 16, 2011 - 7:58pm

Ingredients




Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 eggs (farm fresh)
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup boiling water
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup unsalted butter
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
Mix cream cheese and butter until creamy
1 cup Add sugar at a time and blend well after each addition
Mix in cocoa powder
2 This makes plenty of icing for a layer cake!

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 300* - yes 300*.  Lightly grease your pans of choice.  2- 9" round cake pans, 9x13" layer pan, or cupcake pans. Put all the ingredients into the mixing bowl and mix on medium to medium high with an electric mixer, until all ingredients are well combined.  Pour into greased pans and bake for 40 minutes- 2 pans, 1 hour- layer pan, or 20 minutes-cupcakes .  When a knife inserted in the center comes out clean the cake is done.  Allow cake to cool for about 10 minutes then remove to racks for complete cooling before frosting.