Homemade Chocolate Cake
2 c flour
2 c sugar
1 t salt
1/2 t baking soda
1 t baking powder
1 1/3 c milk, divided
1/2 c butter, softened
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
4 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
16 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c sugar
4 T butter
2 T cornstarch
2 eggs
4 T milk
1 t vanilla
In a large bowl, mix flour, 2 cups sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Add 1 cup of milk and 1/2 cup butter; mix well. Add 2 eggs, 1/3 cup of milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla and chocolate and mix for 11/2 minutes at low speed. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, 4 tablespoons butter and cornstarch until blended. Add 2 eggs, 4 tablespoons milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Blend well. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 13-by-9-inch pan. Spread half of the cake batter in the pan. Carefully spoon the cream cheese batter on top. Spoon and spread the remaining cake batter on top of the cream cheese layer, covering all of the cream cheese layer with cake
batter. Bake 50-60 minutes. Cool before icing
