Name: Chocolate Romance Cake
Cook time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 cup cake flour or 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour, unsifted; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 4 tablespoon powdered buttermilk; 9 tablespoon cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/2 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon allspice; 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons mayonnaise or shortening; 2 eggs; 1 cup sour cream

Chocolate Romance Cake

The title of this cake says it all - this is the perfect Valentine's Day treat for that special someone in your life. This deep chocolate cake is is moist, delicious and will please any chocolate lover.

Cooking Time35 min

Ingredients

2 cups cake flour or 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour, unsifted
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 tablespoons powdered buttermilk
9 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons mayonnaise or shortening
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 or 3 8-inch layer pans or 1 9x12x2 cake pan.
Mix all dry ingredients together. Blend in mayonnaise, eggs, vanilla and 1/2 of sour cream. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed with mixer or 300 strokes by hand. Add remaining sour cream and beat 2 minutes longer. Pour into pans.
Bake 25 to 35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack a few minutes before removing from pan.
When completely cool, frost cake.

Frosting

8 ounces cream cheese
1 stick butter
1 box confectioners sugar
A dash or two of cinnamon (optional)
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream butter and cream cheese together until fluffy, gradually add dry ingredients one at a time until all are well blended. Add vanilla and blend well.