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    • Chocolate Sunshine Cake

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    Eggs, Dairy Chocolate, Cakes & coo, Breads, Muffins & r 2 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    3/4 c Butter — soften
    1 1/2 c Sugar
    3 lg Eggs
    1 ts Vanilla
    1 3/4 c Flour
    3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa
    2 tb Cornstarch
    2 ts Instant coffee
    1 ts Baking soda
    1/4 ts Salt
    1 c Milk
    ORANGE CREAM FILLING—–
    1/2 c Butter
    1/3 c Sour cream
    1 ts Vanilla
    1/2 ts Salt
    2 ts Lemon juice
    6 c Powdered sugar
    3 tb Grated orange peel

    INSTRUCTIONS

    In large bowl, beat butter or margarine untill light and fluffy. Gradually
beat in sugar, then eggs and vanilla. Combine flour cocoa, cornstarch,
instant coffe, baking soda and salt beat in alternately with milk begining
and ending with flour mixture. Grease two 9" rounds and lightly dust with
cocoa; pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven for 20
minutes; cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool
the rest of the way. Take a long sharp knife and cut each cake in 2 layers;
spread filling over the 2 bottom halves. Place on tops; cover with wrap
till you serve. FILLING: Beat together all ingredients then refridgerate
till needed.
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