... sent as an illustration of how, if the box doesn’t scan correctly like mine didn’t, the company’s site might have it:
Frosting: 1 -(3 oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup - butter or margarine, softened 1 tablespoon - instant espresso granules 1/3 cup - milk 1 - (1 lb.) pkg. Domino® Confectioners Sugar Cake: 2 - eggs 1 teaspoon - vanilla 1 1/4 cups - all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon - baking powder 1/4 teaspoon - salt 1 tablespoon - instant espresso granules 1/3 cup - water INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour an 8-inch square cake pan. Frosting: In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed until smooth. Dissolve instant espresso in milk. Add confectioners' sugar to cream cheese mixture alternately with milk mixture, beating 1-2 minutes or until blended. Remove 1 cup of frosting from bowl and set aside. Cake: With mixer at slow speed, add eggs to remaining frosting in mixing bowl. Add vanilla; beat until blended. In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Dissolve espresso granules in water. Add flour mixture to mixing bowl alternately with water mixture and continue beating 1-2 minutes or until well blended. Pour into pan and bake 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely. Place cake on serving plate. Spread sides and top of cake with remaining frosting. Set aside. Variations: Drizzle frosted cake with melted chocolate or decorate with chocolate curls. Garnish sides and top of cake with chopped pecans, hazelnuts or walnuts. Decorate cake with chocolate-covered espresso beans and dust with cocoa powder. Spoon melted chocolate into small plastic bag; snip one corner off bag. Pipe melted chocolate in a tea-cup design onto a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Let stand until firm. Peel away waxed paper and garnish cake slices. Serves 9 _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
