Ultimate Chocolate Cake with Maraschino Cream Cheese - TLC's Ultimate Cake Off Recipe

Norman Davis created this Chocolate Cake with Maraschino Cream Cheese recipe in the second season of TLC's 'Ultimate Cake Off'.

Cook Time 35 - 40 min.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup self-rising flour 1/2 cup superfind sugar 2 level tbsp cocoa pinch salt 1/4 cup melted butter 1/2 cup milk 1 egg vanilla Maraschino Cream Cheese Filling 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 10 oz maraschino cherries

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat Oven, Grease and flour pan.
2. Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl in the above order. Beat well for 2 minutes. Pour into a prepared pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven until cake test done, when using a toothpick.

Maraschino Cream Cheese Filling

1. Drain cherries well and then cut cherries and place on paper towl to air dry for about 1 hour.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar.
3. Place in refrigerator for about 1 hour.
4. Take the cherries and mix into the cream cheese filling. Store in the refrigerator after use.

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