Fudge “Fancifill” Cake
Chocolate cake with a cream cheese filling
Servings 12 slices
Cost 5
Ingredients
Filling:
- 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
Cake:
- 1 13.25 or 15.25 oz box chocolate cake mix plus eggs oil and water as directed on the box
Frosting:
- 6 tablespoons unsalted or salted butter softened
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar (you can use more if needed)
- ½ cup natural style cocoa powder, sift out any lumps
- ⅛ teaspoon salt (not necessary if using salted butter)
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup whole milk or half & half or a little of each plus more as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
- Make the white filling first. In a mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, butter, sugar, cornstarch, milk and vanilla until creamy and smooth. Add the egg and beat just until mixed. Set aside.
- Prepare the cake mix using the directions on the side of the cake mix box. Pour a little over half of the cake mix into the pan, spoon the white mixture as evenly as possible over the top, then pour the rest of the cake batter over the white. Bake on center rack for 30 to 33 minutes (or time given on the box).
- Let cool, then cover with chocolate frosting.
One Bowl Chocolate Frosting
- Make the chocolate frosting. In a large mixing bowl, mix the softened butter, sugar, cocoa, salt, vanilla and 2 tablespoons of the milk as well as you can, then beat with an electric mixer until pasty and thick. Continue adding milk until consistency is smooth and spreadable. Spread over the cake and chill.
Notes
Try it with red velvet!
