Ingredients
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2 tablespoons butter
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
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2 1/4 cups sugar
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1 tablespoon cornstarch
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3 eggs
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2 tablespoons milk
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1 1/3 cups milk
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 cups flour
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
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4 ounces chocolate, unsweetened,melted
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1 chocolate icing, for fudge ribbon cake (Chocolate Icing for Fudge Ribbon Cake)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cream 2 tablespoons of butter with cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and cornstarch.
- Add 1 egg, 2 tablespoons milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Beat at high speed of mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Grease and flour bottom of 13x9" pan.
- Combine flour with 2 cups sugar, salt, baking powder and soda in a large mixing bowl.
- Add 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup milk.
- Blend well at lowest speed of mixer.
- Beat 90 seconds at low speed (or 225 strokes with a spoon).
- Add 1/3 cups milk, 2 eggs, chocolate and 1 teaspoon vanilla; continue beating 90 seconds at low speed.
- Spread half of chocolate batter in pan.
- Spoon cheese mixture over batter, spreading carefully to cover.
- Top with remaining batter; spreading to cover.
- Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes until cake springs back when touched lightly in center.
- Cool cake and ice.