Chocolate Cake with Surprise Filling
August 1, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Baked, Buffet, Dessert, Easy Chocolate Cake Recipes, New Chocolate Cake Recipes, Snack
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Chocolate Cake with Surprise Filling - This extravagant, homemade chocolate cake recipe, is three recipes in one! We included instructions for two different size cakes, as well as a chocolate cupcake recipe, and all are equally luscious. And just in case you hadn’t guessed, the “surprise filling”, is, yup, more creamy chocolate.
Prep Time: 15 mins |
Ingredients to make Chocolate Cake with Surprise Filling
2 c Sugar
1 Stick margarine
6 tb Cocoa
3 Eggs, separated
1 c Buttermilk*
2 1/2 c Flour
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Hot water
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
* 1 cup milk+1 tsp vinegar mixed together may be substituted here
Directions to make Chocolate Cake with Surprise Filling
Step 1:Blend sugar and margarine; add cocoa and egg yolks. Alternately add buttermilk and flour. Beat egg whites, add vanilla and blend into mixture. Pour into a greased and floured 13×9-inch baking pan -OR- Pour into two 8 or 9 inch diameter cake pans lined with wax paper.
Step 2:SURPRISE FILLING 8 oz (1 pckg) cream cheese, softened 0.5 c sugar 1 egg 1 dash salt 0.5 c semi-sweet chocolate chips 1- Blend cream cheese, sugar, egg and salt. 2- Stir in chocolate chips. 3- Drop by teaspoonfuls over cake batter in pan.
Step 3:TO MAKE CUPCAKES : fill paper baking cups 2/3 full with batter, then drop 1 teaspoon Surprise Filling on top of each. Bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes. Makes 30-32 cupcakes.
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