Chocolate Icing For Fudge Ribbon Cake Recipes

RIBBONED FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
• Prepare cake according to directions on package. Pour into Bundt pan.
• In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese, butter (or margarine) and cornstarch until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, egg and vanilla until smooth.
• Pour cream cheese mixture evenly over cake batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Glaze with Chocolate Glaze, or as desired.

CHOCOLATE ICING

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved, then add milk. Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
• Sift together cocoa and confectioners sugar. Blend into butter mixture and add vanilla. If consistency is too stiff, add more milk.
• Spread Quickly over cooled cake, as frosting will set up very fast.

FUDGE RIBBON CAKE

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350F. Spray 10-inch fluted tube pan with flour no-stick cooking spray.
• PREPARE cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• BEAT cream cheese, butter and cornstarch in medium bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, egg and vanilla until smooth. Pour evenly over cake batter.
• BAKE 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool. Drizzle with Chocolate Glaze or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• CHOCOLATE GLAZE
• COMBINE chocolate and butter in 1-quart glass measure. Microwave on HIGH (100% power) 30 to 40 seconds or until melted. Stir in powdered sugar, water and vanilla until smooth and well blended. (Makes about 1/3 cup).
• VARIATIONS
• FUDGE RIBBON SHEET CAKE: SPRAY 15 x 10-inch jellyroll pan with flour no-stick cooking spray. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared pan. Prepare cream cheese topping as above; spoon evenly over batter. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool. Frost with 1 (16 oz.) can Pillsbury Chocolate Frosting.
• FUDGE RIBBON CUPCAKES: LINE 36 muffin cups with paper liners. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Fill muffin cups half full of batter. Prepare cream cheese topping as above; spoon about 2 tablespoonfuls into each cup. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool. Frost with 1 (16 oz.) can Pillsbury Chocolate Frosting. Garnish as desired.

CHOCOLATE ICING FOR FUDGE RIBBON CAKE

Steps:

• Combine milk and butter in saucepan; bring to a boil and remove from heat.
• Blend in chocolate.
• Stir in vanilla and sugar.
• Beat until spreading consistency.
• If necessary, thin with a few drops of milk.

FUDGE RIBBON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cream 2 tablespoons of butter with cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and cornstarch.
• Add 1 egg, 2 tablespoons milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Beat at high speed of mixer until smooth and creamy.
• Grease and flour bottom of 13x9" pan.
• Combine flour with 2 cups sugar, salt, baking powder and soda in a large mixing bowl.
• Add 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup milk.
• Blend well at lowest speed of mixer.
• Beat 90 seconds at low speed (or 225 strokes with a spoon).
• Add 1/3 cups milk, 2 eggs, chocolate and 1 teaspoon vanilla; continue beating 90 seconds at low speed.
• Spread half of chocolate batter in pan.
• Spoon cheese mixture over batter, spreading carefully to cover.
• Top with remaining batter; spreading to cover.
• Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes until cake springs back when touched lightly in center.
• Cool cake and ice.

CHOCOLATE RIBBON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Butter and lightly flour a 9x5" loaf pan.
• Grate or chop chocolate until you have slivers and small pieces. Set aside.
• In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Reduce speed to low; add flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, sour cream and eggs.
• Beat well, scraping down bowl as necessary.
• Spread half of batter evenly into pan, sprinkle with half grated chocolate and 1/4 t. cinnamon.
• Cover with remaining batter, chocolate and cinnamon.
• Draw knife through batter a few times to swirl chocolate.
• Bake 1 hour (or less, be careful) until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.

CHOCOLATE RIBBON CAKE

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, sugar, and 1 tablespoons milk in large bowl with wire whisk until smooth.
• Gently stir in half of the whipped topping.
• Spread on bottom of crust.
• Pour 2 cups milk into large bowl.
• Add dry pudding mixes.
• Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended.
• (Mixture will be thick.) Pour over cream cheese layer.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until set.
• Just before serving, garnish with remaining whipped topping.