Chocolate Cake with White Chocolate Frosting

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE FROSTING

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 3/4 cup butter 2 1/3 cups sugar 3 large eggs 2 tsp vanilla 2 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp baking soda 3/4 tsp salt FROSTING 8 oz white chocolate 3 1/4 cups confectioners sugar 6 oz cream cheese 5 tbs butter 1 1/2 tbs lemon juice

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 3 round cake pans with cooking spray. Line bottoms with wax paper. Bring 2 1/3 cups water to a boil. Stir in cocoa. When smooth, let cool. Put butter and next 3 ingredients in a bowl and beat until pale and fluffy. Mix flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Add cool cocoa to butter mixture, beat until blended. Beat in flour mixture to blend. Spoon into pans. Bake 31 min. or until done. Cool in pans. Invert cakes, remove paper. FROSTING: Melt chocolate as pkg directs, put into a bowl and cool. Add confectioners sugar and next 3 ingredients, beat to blend. Increase speed, beat 2 min. or until light and fluffy. TO ASSEMBLE: Place one cake layer on serving plate, bottom side up. Spread with one third of frosting. Repeat with remaining layers, swirling frosting on top. GARNISH WITH CHOCOLATE CURLS.

THIS RECIPE MAKES 16 SERVINGS.*

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 * World Recipes Y-Group