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Starlight Double-Delight Cake

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Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Dec 2, 2005
Bake-Off® Contest 03, 1951
Helen Weston
La Jolla, California
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Helen Weston´s 1951 Grand Prize winner uses a unique technique: some of the frosting is blended with the cake batter before it´s baked, yielding a superbly moist, rich cake.

Starlight Double-Delight Cake

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 2 hr 10 min
  • Ingredients 13
  • Servings 12
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Ingredients

Frosting

  • 2 (3-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup hot water
  • 4 oz. semisweet chocolate, melted

Cake

  • 1/4 cup margarine or butter, softened
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup milk

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. In large bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup margarine, vanilla and peppermint extract; blend until smooth. Add powdered sugar alternately with hot water, beating until smooth. Add chocolate; blend well.
  • Step 
    2
    In another large bowl, combine 2 cups of the frosting mixture and 1/4 cup margarine; blend well. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour, baking soda, salt and milk; beat until smooth. Pour batter evenly into greased and floured pans.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake at 350°F. for 30 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.
  • Step 
    4
    To assemble cake, place 1 layer, top side down, on serving plate. Spread with about 1/4 of frosting. Top with second layer, top side up. Spread sides and top of cake with remaining frosting. Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition

550 Calories
21g Total Fat
6g Protein
83g Total Carbohydrate
65g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/12 of Recipe
Calories
550
Calories from Fat
190
Total Fat
21g
32%
Saturated Fat
8g
40%
Cholesterol
70mg
23%
Sodium
540mg
23%
Total Carbohydrate
83g
28%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
65g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 3 1/2 Fruit; 4 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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