Hey everyone, it's Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, from scratch chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

From Scratch Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It's easy, it's quick, it tastes yummy. From Scratch Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is something which I have loved my entire life. They're fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have from scratch chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting using 16 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make From Scratch Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting:

1. {Take 1/3 cup of flour (85 g).
2. {Get 4 Tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder.
3. {Take 1/4 tsp of baking powder.
4. {Make ready 1/4 tsp of baking soda.
5. {Prepare 1 pinch of salt.
6. {Take 1/3 cup of sugar (add up to 1/2 cup for sweeter cake).
7. {Take 1 of egg.
8. {Make ready 4 Tbsp of butter (60 g).
9. {Prepare 3/4 tsp of vanilla.
10. {Take 1/2 cup of milk (120 ml).
11. {Get of ** Cream Cheese Frosting **.
12. {Prepare 100 g of cream cheese (3.5 oz).
13. {Make ready 3 Tbsp of butter (45 g).
14. {Prepare 10 drops of vanilla.
15. {Prepare 8 Tbsp of powdered sugar (60 g).
16. {Get of Coconut flakes or sprinkles (optional).

Steps to make From Scratch Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting:

1. Let the egg and butter sit out at room temperature for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 180C/350F..
2. Put butter in a large bowl and cream it with a fork or mixer until creamy, soft and a little fluffy..
3. Add the sugar to the butter (I used natural sugar so it looks brown here) a little at a time and mix well..
4. Add egg and vanilla. Continue to beat until well mixed..
5. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Gradually mix the flour mixture and the milk into the butter and egg mixture. Beat until smooth..
6. Grease well a 8-inch (20.5-21 cm) pie dish or cake pan with oil or butter. Pour in the batter and spread out evenly..
7. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Check the center with a toothpick - if it comes out clean it's done! Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool completely before frosting, about 1 hour..
8. While the cake is cooking prepare the icing. Let the cream cheese and butter soften a little at room temperature. Put in a bowl and beat/cream until smooth..
9. Gradually mix in the powdered sugar..
10. When the icing becomes soft enough to spread, it's done! Store the fridge until the cake has cooled..
11. When the cake is completely cooled, you can spread on the icing! If the icing hardened a little in fridge, let it warm up a few minutes until you can spread it..
12. Finish up by sprinkling some coconut flakes or sprinkles. Slice and serve!!.

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