Grandma Anona’s Chocolate Cream Cheese Cake

Corinne asked me what recipe made me think of Grandma Anona.  It has to be this Chocolate Cream Cheese Cake.  She made it all the time for birthdays and family parties.  It is one of our favorites.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

FILLING:

16 oz. cream cheese, softened

2 T. butter

¼ cup sugar

1 T. cornstarch

1 egg

2 T. milk

½ tsp. vanilla

Mix filling ingredients until smooth and creamy.  Set aside.

CAKE:

1 Devils Food pudding cake mix

3 eggs

1/3 cup oil

1 cup water

Mix cake mix ingredients.

Grease and flour a 9×13 pan.

Pour 2/3 of the cake batter in the cake pan.

Drop filling ingredients over cake batter – smooth out the best you can.

Pour remaining cake batter over the filling.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Cool completely.

Don’t be afraid if your cake comes out looking kind of weird and bumpy – that’s ok.

Ice with chocolate or cream cheese icing.

Tanner loved it!

FULL RECIPE WITHOUT PICTURES —

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

FILLING:

16 oz. cream cheese, softened

2 T. butter

¼ cup sugar

1 T. cornstarch

1 egg

2 T. milk

½ tsp. vanilla

CAKE:

1 Devils Food pudding cake mix

3 eggs

1/3 cup oil

1 cup water

Grease and flour a 9×13 pan.

Mix filling ingredients until smooth and creamy.  Set aside.

Mix cake mix ingredients.

Pour 2/3 of the cake batter in the cake pan.

Drop filling ingredients over cake batter – smooth out the best you can.

Pour remaining cake batter over the filling.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Cool completely.

Ice with chocolate or cream cheese icing.