Starlight Double-Delight Cake

Name: Starlight Double-Delight Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 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; 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

Prep time:25 min
Total time:2 hr 10 min
Ingredients:13
Servings:12
Calories per serving:550

By Pillsbury Kitchens(Opens in a new tab)Updated 12/02/2005

Starlight Double-Delight Cake

Prep time:25 min
Total time:2 hr 10 min
Ingredients:13
Servings:12
Calories per serving:550

Bake OffBake-Off® Contest 03, 1951. Helen Weston. La Jolla, California. Bake-Of

Helen Weston

La Jolla, California

Bake Off

Bake-Off® Contest 03, 1951

Bake-Of

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 time:2 hr 10 min
Ingredients:13
Servings:12
Calories per serving:550

Ingredient

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 Facts

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

Servings: 12

Serving Size: 1/12 of Recipe

Amount Per Serving Calories : 550

Nutrition Facts
Food Component / Nutrient	Amount	% , Daily Value*
Total Fat	21g	32%
Saturated Fat	8g	40%
Cholesterol	70mg	23%
Sodium	540mg	23%
Total Carbohydrate	83g	28%
Dietary Fiber	1g	4%
Sugars	65g	% Value Not Available
Protein	6g	% Value Not Available
Calcium	Value Not Available	4%
Iron	Value Not Available	10%
Vitamin A	Value Not Available	15%
Vitamin C	Value Not Available	0%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Exchanges

Starch 2,
Fruit 3&½,
Fat 4

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Nutrition Facts

Food Component / Nutrient

Amount

% , Daily Value*

Total Fat

21g

32%

Saturated Fat

40%

Cholesterol

70mg

23%

Sodium

540mg

23%

Total Carbohydrate

83g

28%

Dietary Fiber

Sugars

65g

% Value Not Available

Protein

% Value Not Available

Calcium

Value Not Available

Iron

Value Not Available

10%

Vitamin A

Value Not Available

15%

Vitamin C

Value Not Available

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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Starlight Double-Delight Cake

Starlight Double-Delight Cake

Bake-Off® Contest 03, 1951

Starlight Double-Delight Cake

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Instructions

Nutrition Facts

Exchanges

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