*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                          CHOCOLATE ROMANCE CAKE

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes                            Chocolate

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 3/4   c            Flour, sifted all-purpose
                        -or 2 c cake flour
   1       t            Baking powder
   4       tb           Buttermilk, powdered
   9       ts           Cocoa
   1       t            Vanilla
   1 1/2   c            Sugar
   1       t            Salt
   1       t            Cinnamon
   1       t            Cloves, ground
   1       t            Allspice
     1/2   c            Mayonnaise, + 3 tb
   2       md           Eggs
   1       c            Sour cream
   8       oz           Cream cheese
     1/4   c            Butter
   1                    Confectioner sugar
     1/4   c            Cocoa
   1       t            Vanilla
                        Cinnamon, dash optional

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.(moderate)  Grease and flour two or three 8
  inch layer pans or one 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 a
  toothpick inserted in center comes out "clean". Cool on rack a few minutes
  before removing from pan. When cool, frost cake!
  FROSTING: 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.
 


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