Chocolate Cake with Coffee Cream Cheese Frosting

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Ingredients:

·         2 cups cake flour

·         1 ¾ cups sugar

·         ¾ cup cocoa

·         ¾ cup shortening

·         3 eggs

·         1 ¼ tsp. baking soda

·         1 tsp. salt

·         1 tsp. vanilla

·         ½ tsp. baking powder

Directions:

1.    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray two 9 inch round baking pans with baking spray/grease and flour.

2.    Place all ingredients into mixing bowl, and mix on low speed for 5 min.

3.    Evenly distribute cake batter into prepared baking pans and bake for 30-35 min.

4.    Cool in baking pans for 10 min. then turn out and cool completely before frosting.

Coffee Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

·         6 oz. cream cheese, softened

·         2 tbsp. evaporated milk

·         1 tsp. vanilla extract

·         A pinch of salt

·         16 oz. confectioners’ sugar

·         4 tsp. instant coffee granules

Directions:

1.    Beat cream cheese and evaporated milk until smooth

2.    Pour in vanilla, 1/3 of the sugar, and the coffee granules, mix, then add another 1/3 sugar, mix, then add the rest of the sugar and mix until smooth. *Adding the sugar in thirds will help prevent the sugar from flying all over your kitchen. 

*Recipe from The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook, 1980