Sunday, December 14, 2008

Black Bottomed Cake

Black Bottomed CakeIf your time is limited for baking sweets this holiday season and if you only try one recipe this should be it.

Mixing cream cheese and chocolate this fast and easy cake goes together in a few minutes and is so rich and moist and dense you'll need to go to confession after you finish the piece.

These also do well as cupcakes in case you were wondering . . . just in case.

for cream cheese filling:
8 ounces cream cheese
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
dash salt
1 cup chocolate chips

for cake:
1 ½ cups flour
1 cup sugar
¼ cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/3 cup oil
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix the cream cheese filling by combining all the ingredients and setting them aside. Then mix the cake part by combining all those ingredients and setting it aside.

Fill a greased 9-inch by 9-inch square pan with the chocolate cake batter. Top with cream cheese mix and bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until done in the center.

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29 comments:

jan in nagasaki said...

ooh, nice. a cake recipe that doesn't use a cake mix. cool.

it looks really good, too. thanks!!! and I have all the ingredients on hand. yum!!!

Superdumb Supervillain said...

My mom used to make a cupcake version of this when I was little! Yum.

jean said...

Guess what I'll be doing later? Thanks for the recipe, these look great.

threesidesofcrazy said...

Oh Yum - this is now on my to make list next week after my mom gets here. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

That looks fabulous - I must try it this holiday season. Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

That looks great - I must try it this holiday season. Thanks for sharing.

jennwa said...

Thanks for another great recipe.

Melanie Jacobson said...

This looks awesome!

Flea said...

Oh. My. Word. You are evil, woman. Will you marry me? Wait ... already married. Dang.

Heather said...

Mmmm. Saving yet another of your posts in my reader. My mom used to make a black bottomed pie similar to this.

Melissa said...

Looks yummy! Definitely one to try!

Alison said...

Oh my goodness. I am going to INSIST to my mother that I need to bring this to Christmas dinner!

Yellow Sun Soaps said...

This looks great, and just in time for my open house on Saturday. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

I cannot wait to try this!! This is a great treat for Christmas Craft Day this week!! We are not sharing with the kids.

Amy said...

This looks delicious AND rich. Yum!

Omah's Helping Hands said...

Oh yummy! I can't wait to try this one. All my family's favorites ingredients in one! Thanks for sharing.

luke said...

Ohhhhh you gonna take me home tonight!

Black bottomed cakes you make the rocking world go round!!!!!!!!

jubilee said...

If I hadn't have just eaten a rather large antipasto salad, I'd be making this now. Oh.My.Goodness. Yum!

Unknown said...

Oh.
Yum.

Anonymous said...

I plan on trying this out for christmas dinner.. I'm a sucker for anything chocolate.

Nicole Bateman | thepixelboutique.com said...

Looks delish!

Owlhaven said...

It's in the oven now...cake batter was kind of runny and the cream cheese topping sank down into it. did I do something wrong?

Mary

Owlhaven said...

OK, it must be OK-- they turned out wonderful! Thanks for the recipe!

Mary

Andrea Holloman said...

Yummy-O! Thanks for sharing.

Lei said...

I am DEFINITELY trying this. Definitely!

Chris said...

I'm putting it on a recipe card as we speak!

Anonymous said...

I just made and put this into the oven for a potluck I am attending tonight.

It did go together quickly and the batters tasted yummy. I can hardly wait for the baked version!

Thanks so much for sharing this recipe with us. :-)

Michele said...

Came out great! Thanks for the recipe. I'm giving them out to the neighbors for the holidays. I'm sure they'll love them.

gwendomama said...

Did you use mini-chips for the cream cheese layer?

Oh, and ummm, THANK YOU for offering me a frabjulous cake recipe that does not involve a complicated frosting process.
I may just go easy on myself and bring this to the neighbors' Christmas night dessert-and-wine-and-coffee-musical-jam-session!

I have made the cupcake version many times - but for some reason (perhaps I am a cook of very small brain) I have never even thought of doing it as a CAKE version.

wow.

(feel the awe)