Chocolate romance cake

 
                           CHOCOLATE ROMANCE CAKE
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cakes                            Chocolate
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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    1 3/4   c            Flour, sifted all-purpose
                         -or 2 c cake flour
    1       t            Baking powder
    4       tb           Buttermilk, powdered
    9       ts           Cocoa
    1       t            Vanilla
    1 1/2   c            Sugar
    1       t            Salt
    1       t            Cinnamon
    1       t            Cloves, ground
    1       t            Allspice
      1/2   c            Mayonnaise, + 3 tb
    2       md           Eggs
    1       c            Sour cream
    8       oz           Cream cheese
      1/4   c            Butter
    1                    Confectioner sugar
      1/4   c            Cocoa
    1       t            Vanilla
                         Cinnamon, dash optional
 
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.(moderate)  Grease and flour two or three 8
   inch layer pans or one 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 a
   toothpick inserted in center comes out "clean". Cool on rack a few minutes
   before removing from pan. When cool, frost cake!
   FROSTING: 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.
  
 
 
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