checkerboard cake

Name: CHECKERBOARD CAKE
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cup(s) purpose flour; 1 tablespoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 cup(s) 2 sticks butter softened; 2 2/3 cup(s) granulated sugar; 3 - eggs; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 cup(s) milk; 4 - squares (4 oz) semi sweet chocolate,melted; - chocolate or buttercream icing

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Eddie Jordan

Bristow, OK

Updated on Jun 13, 2011

This cake will be a hit at any get together or party. You might mace two one might not be enough. This recipe is from ( www.wilton.com )

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 35 Min

method Convection Oven

yield Serves 20

Ingredients

4 cups purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup 2 sticks butter softened
2 2/3 cups granulated sugar
3 - eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups milk
4 - squares (4 oz) semi sweet chocolate,melted
- chocolate or buttercream icing

How To Make checkerboard cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray pans with vegetable oil.

Step 2

In a large bowl cream butter and sugar with electric mixer. until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and vanilla mix well.
Step 3

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk, mix well after each addition. Continue beating 1 minute. Divide batter in half. Stir melted chocolate into half the batter. MIX WELL.
Step 4

Place Dividing Batter Ring into one prepared pan. Follow instructions for filling sections. ( For convenient filling, place batter in 2 disposable decorating bags )one for yellow and one for chocolate.
Step 5

Bake layers 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely
Step 6

Assemble cake following directions. Ice entire cake with chocolate icing. Serves 20
Step 7

NOTE: If you don't have a set of checkerboard cake pans. You can get them at ( www.wilton.com )
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