Recipes by Arlene

• 2 3-oz. packages cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 4 tbsp. butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 6½ cups sifted powdered sugar
• 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate
• 3 eggs
• 2¼ cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1¼ cups milk
• ⅓ cup milk

Cream together: cream cheese, ½ cup butter and vanilla. Alternately beat in powdered sugar and ⅓ cup milk (room temp). Blend in the chocolate. Remove 2 cups of the mixture which will be for your frosting. Cover and refrigerate it. Cream together remaining chocolate mixture and 4 tbsp. softened butter. In a bowl, stir together 2¼ cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat this dry mixture into the creamed mixture alternating with 1¼ cups milk. Turn into 2 greased and floured 9 X 1 ½” round cake pans. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove and cool racks. Remove frosting from refrigerator 15 minutes prior to frosting the cake.