Thank you foodie friends for all the well wishes on my birthday. The flu bug has left the building and my energy is back, woo-hoo!! I felt that I deserved a little post birthday treat so I whipped up these cutie patooties. This is the recipe that I had intended to make for my birthday and it comes from C&H Sugar. A while back I tweeted that I was in search of a white cake recipe and they responded. This is the second time that they’ve responded when I sent out an SOS for a recipe. Thanks a bunch C&H!!
What really struck me about this recipe is the inclusion of cream cheese frosting. Can you imagine what that does to a cake? And believe it or not it’s not overly sweet. The only thing I changed was the type of pan. The recommended pan size is 8×8. I used a 9-inch round and then cut 3” circles from it. Then I piped chocolate frosting on half the circles, topped them with the remaining ones and piped more super rich chocolate frosting on top. Oh yeah!!!!
Everyday is a celebration friends and life is too short not to have dessert, a couple of times.
Magic Cake – From C&H Sugar
Frosting
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
1 (1-lb.) pkg. Domino® Confectioners Sugar (approx. 3 3/4 cups)
1/3 cup milk
Cake
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1/3 cup water
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour an 8×8-inch square baking pan.
Frosting: In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed until smooth. Add confectioners’ sugar alternately with milk, beating 1-2 minutes or until blended. Remove 1 cup of frosting from bowl and set aside.
Cake: With mixer at slow speed, add eggs to remaining frosting in mixing bowl. Add vanilla; beat until blended. In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture to mixing bowl alternately with water and continue beating 1-2 minutes or until well blended.
Pour into pan and bake 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely. Place cake on serving plate. Spread sides and top of cake with remaining frosting set aside. Makes 9 servings.
Yum…and happy birthday! Lovely to see you baking Sandra!
Thank you Alison! It feels good to be baking again.
I’ve never seen anything like these, Sandy!! Naked cake all the way around, with frosting between the layers and on the top. Too cute!!
Thank you Ma’am. Leaving the sides unfrosted takes the calorie count down a little bit.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
these little cakes are delectable & yummmy looking. How do you do the frosting so beautifully? Xx
PS. yes, in my blog, those were the cinn rolls!
Your cinnamon rolls were cut so well Kim. Mine were a bit lopsided. Piping frosting just requires practice. As they say, “it’s all in the wrist.”
I’m so glad you’re feeling better! We have the second round of sickness running through the household…I’m hoping to avoid this one. So glad you made such beautiful minis to help you celebrate your birthday! I love individual desserts, and these would please the WHOLE family! Many belated happy birthday wishes!!! xo
Thank you so much Liz. I hope you don’t have a round three at your house.
Aw! I’m sorry that I missed it! I hope you had a fabulous day!
I had an awesome day Jen! Thanks for visiting.
Happy birthday again my friend – I’m glad you are feeling better and you definitely deserved to indulge in such delish cakes
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
That flu bug was a monster and so happy we’re all feeling better. This was the perfect little indulgence.
Oh Sandra…what pretty little cakes! My favorite combo is yellow cake with chocolate icing and YES….I love adding cream cheese to the icing! But most of all…I love your piping on the top. Man…I really need to take some piping/icing classes! (thanks for the intro to C & H sugar, too!). Glad you are feeling better these days! : )
The frosting in the cake gave it a little more umpfh. C & H Sugar has tons of recipes in every dessert category, hope you check them out.
I have the feeling this would magically disappear at my house. This looks wonderful Sandra!
I should have had one of your gorgeous salads along with this.
Aww these are layered! I love the frosting – so pretty!
The frosting was very thick and creamy that’s one of the reasons I didn’t frost the sides.
Yum! These are too cute
Thanks Christina and thanks for stopping by.