date: 2020-08-04T08:04:51.452Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2432172_a74fc235c2ba95fa/751x532cq70/from-scratch-chocolate-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2432172_a74fc235c2ba95fa/751x532cq70/from-scratch-chocolate-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2432172_a74fc235c2ba95fa/751x532cq70/from-scratch-chocolate-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Alma Patton ratingvalue: 4.4 reviewcount: 20943 recipeingredient: - "1/3 cup flour 85 g" - "4 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder" - "1/4 tsp baking powder" - "1/4 tsp baking soda" - "1 pinch salt" - "1/3 cup sugar add up to 12 cup for sweeter cake" - "1 egg" - "4 Tbsp butter 60 g" - "3/4 tsp vanilla" - "1/2 cup milk 120 ml" - " Cream Cheese Frosting " - "100 g cream cheese 35 oz" - "3 Tbsp butter 45 g" - "10 drops vanilla" - "8 Tbsp powdered sugar 60 g" - " Coconut flakes or sprinkles optional" recipeinstructions: - "Let the egg and butter sit out at room temperature for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 180C/350F." - "Put butter in a large bowl and cream it with a fork or mixer until creamy, soft and a little fluffy." - "Add the sugar to the butter (I used natural sugar so it looks brown here) a little at a time and mix well." - "Add egg and vanilla. Continue to beat until well mixed." - "In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Gradually mix the flour mixture and the milk into the butter and egg mixture. Beat until smooth." - "Grease well a 8-inch (20.5-21 cm) pie dish or cake pan with oil or butter. Pour in the batter and spread out evenly." - "Bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Check the center with a toothpick - if it comes out clean it's done! Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool completely before frosting, about 1 hour." - "While the cake is cooking prepare the icing. Let the cream cheese and butter soften a little at room temperature. Put in a bowl and beat/cream until smooth." - "Gradually mix in the powdered sugar." - "When the icing becomes soft enough to spread, it's done! Store the fridge until the cake has cooled." - "When the cake is completely cooled, you can spread on the icing! If the icing hardened a little in fridge, let it warm up a few minutes until you can spread it." - "Finish up by sprinkling some coconut flakes or sprinkles. Slice and serve!!" categories: - Recipe tags: - from - scratch - chocolate katakunci: from scratch chocolate nutrition: 123 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT34M" cooktime: "PT42M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we're going to make a special dish, from scratch chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious. From Scratch Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It's enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They're fine and they look fantastic. From Scratch Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is something which I've loved my entire life. To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have from scratch chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting using 16 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it. ##### The ingredients needed to make From Scratch Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting: 1. Take 1/3 cup flour (85 g) 1. Prepare 4 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 1. Make ready 1/4 tsp baking powder 1. Take 1/4 tsp baking soda 1. Get 1 pinch salt 1. Prepare 1/3 cup sugar (add up to 1/2 cup for sweeter cake) 1. Prepare 1 egg 1. Take 4 Tbsp butter (60 g) 1. Take 3/4 tsp vanilla 1. Take 1/2 cup milk (120 ml) 1. Get ** Cream Cheese Frosting ** 1. Prepare 100 g cream cheese (3.5 oz) 1. Prepare 3 Tbsp butter (45 g) 1. Make ready 10 drops vanilla 1. Get 8 Tbsp powdered sugar (60 g) 1. Get Coconut flakes or sprinkles (optional) ##### Instructions to make From Scratch Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting: 1. Let the egg and butter sit out at room temperature for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 180C/350F. 1. Put butter in a large bowl and cream it with a fork or mixer until creamy, soft and a little fluffy. 1. Add the sugar to the butter (I used natural sugar so it looks brown here) a little at a time and mix well. 1. Add egg and vanilla. Continue to beat until well mixed. 1. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Gradually mix the flour mixture and the milk into the butter and egg mixture. Beat until smooth. 1. Grease well a 8-inch (20.5-21 cm) pie dish or cake pan with oil or butter. Pour in the batter and spread out evenly. 1. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Check the center with a toothpick - if it comes out clean it's done! Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool completely before frosting, about 1 hour. 1. While the cake is cooking prepare the icing. Let the cream cheese and butter soften a little at room temperature. Put in a bowl and beat/cream until smooth. 1. Gradually mix in the powdered sugar. 1. When the icing becomes soft enough to spread, it's done! Store the fridge until the cake has cooled. 1. When the cake is completely cooled, you can spread on the icing! If the icing hardened a little in fridge, let it warm up a few minutes until you can spread it. 1. Finish up by sprinkling some coconut flakes or sprinkles. Slice and serve!! So that's going to wrap this up for this exceptional food from scratch chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I'm sure that you can make this at home. 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