Prepared by Wendy Paul
Ingredients:
1 box dark chocolate cake mix
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons cinnamon
Mix together the chocolate cake mix, eggs, milk, cinnamon and vanilla. Pour into paper liners to ¾ full. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly touched. Remove from the oven and cool completely.
Frosting Suggestions: Vanilla Buttercream, Chocolate Buttercream
Vanilla Buttercream
8 tablespooons (1 stick) butter, room temperature
3 ¾ cups powdered sugar, sifted
3-4 tablespoons milk or cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Place the butter in a large mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds. Stop the mixer before adding the sugar or you will have a large mess to clean up. Add the sugar, 3 tablespoons milk (cream) and vanilla extract. Beat frosting starting on slow increasing your speed until frosting is nice and creamy. Add up to 1 more tablespoon of milk (cream) if frosting to too thick.
Chocolate Buttercream
8 tablespooons (1 stick) butter, room temperature
3 ¾ cups powdered sugar, sifted
3-4 tablespoons milk or cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup cocoa
Place the butter in a large mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds. Stop the mixer before adding the cocoa and sugar or you will have a large mess to clean up. Add the sugar, cocoa, 3 tablespoons milk (cream) and vanilla extract. Beat frosting starting on slow speed and add up to 1 more tablespoon of milk (cream) if frosting to too thick.
