Chocolate Cream Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons butter, cubed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 prepare and bake cake according to package directions using water, oil and eggs.
• 2 pour batter into greased and floured 9 x 13 pan. after baking, let cool completely before inverting onto wire rack.
• 3 for filling, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 4 heat milk to 140° and add to creamed mixture.
• 5 beat until sugar is dissolved, then stir in vanilla.
• 6 split cake into two horizontal layers, spread filling over bottom cake layer. top with remaining cake layer.
• 7 for glaze, combine sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and water until smooth. bring to a boil over medium heat stirring constantly.
• 8 cook and stir until thickened. remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla.
• 9 cool until lukewarm, spread over cake. let stand.
• 10 serve or refrigerate.