Chocolate Cake With Surprise Filling

Recipe Ingredients

• 2.00 c Sugar
• 1.00 Stick margarine [see PS at
• -end]
• 6.00 tb Cocoa
• 3.00 Eggs, separated
• 1.00 c Buttermilk*
• 2.50 c Flour
• 1.50 ts Vanilla
• 0.50 c Hot water
• 1.50 ts Baking soda

Recipe Directions

• * (1 cup milk+1 tsp vinegar mixed together may be substituted here) 1- Blend sugar and margarine; add cocoa and egg yolks.


• 2- Alternately add buttermilk and flour.


• 3- Beat egg whites, add vanilla and blend into mixture.


• 4 a Pour into a greased and floured 13x9-inch baking pan -OR- 4 b Pour into two 8"" or 9" diamter cake pans lined with wax paper.


• SURPRISE FILLING 8 oz (1 pckg) cream cheese, softened 0.


• 5 c sugar 1 egg 1 dash salt 0.


• 5 c semi-sweet chocolate chips 1- Blend cream cheese, sugar, egg and salt.


• 2- Stir in chocolate chips.


• 3- Drop by teaspoonfuls over cake batter in pan.


• 4- Bake at 350 F for 30-40 minutes.


• Cake is done when it leaves side of the pan.


• To make cupcakes, fill paper baking cups 2/3 full with batter, then drop 1 teaspoon Surprise Filling on top of each.


• Bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes.


• Makes 30-32 cupcakes.

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