Recipe - Starlight Double-Delight Cake (1951)

FROSTING:
6 ounce Cream cheese, softened
One half cup Butter, softened
One half teaspoon Vanilla
One half teaspoon Peppermint extract
6 cup Powdered sugar
One fourth cup Hot water
4 ounce Semisweet chocolate, melted
CAKE:
2 cup Frosting, prepared as dir'd.
One fourth cup Butter, softened
3 Eggs
2 cup Flour
1 One half teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
Three fourths cup Milk

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake
pans. In large bowl, combine cream cheese, One half cup butter, vanilla and
peppermint extracts; blend until smooth. Ad powdered sugar
alternately with hot water, beating until smooth. Blend in chocolate.
In another large bowl, combine 2 cup of the frosting mixture and One fourth c
butter; blend well. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after
each addition. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Ad
flour, baking soda, salt and milk; beat until smooth. Pour batter
evenly into greased and floured pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to
40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely. To assemble cake,
place one layer, top side down, on serving plate; spread with about
One fourth of frosting. Top with second layer, top side up. Spread sides
and top of cake with remaining frosting. Store in refrigerator.

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