pat's Recipe

Chocolate Romance Cake

Category: Cakes

2 cups cake flour or 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour, unsifted
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 tablespoons powdered buttermilk
9 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons mayonnaise or shortening
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 or 3 8-inch layer pans or 1 9x12x2 cake pan.

Mix all dry ingredients together. Blend in mayonnaise, eggs, vanilla and 1/2 of sour cream. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed with mixer or 300 strokes by hand. Add remaining sour cream and beat 2 minutes longer. Pour into pans.

Bake 25 to 35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack a few minutes before removing from pan.

When completely cool, frost cake.

Frosting

8 ounces cream cheese
1 stick butter
1 box confectioners sugar
A dash or two of cinnamon (optional)
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream butter and cream cheese together until fluffy, gradually add dry ingredients one at a time until all are well blended. Add vanilla and blend well.
Makes 1. 2 or 3 layer cake or 1. 9x12 cake.