Pillsbury Fudge Ribbon Cake Food

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.

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.

FABULOUS FUDGE RIBBON CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 egg, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, 1 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, soda, salt, milk, shortening, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and 3 squares melted unsweetened chocolate in large mixing bowl. Beat for 1/2 minute with an electric mixer on low speed. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed.
• Grease a 9 inch square pan. Pour half of the batter into the pan. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the batter, and top with remaining cake batter to cover completely.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 55 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool.
• Melt 3 squares semisweet chocolate with butter, water, and oil; blend until smooth. Spread evenly over cooled cake.

RICH FUDGE RIBBON BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Grease and flour, (I use baking cocoa instead), 10" bundt cake pan WELL.
• Prepare cake mix according to package directions! Adding instant pudding mix (dry), not prepared to the package directions).
• Pour batter into pan.
• Set aside. In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and cornstarch until fluffy. Slowly beat in sweetened condensed milk. Beat in egg and vanilla, beating til smooth.
• Spoon evenly over cake batter.
• Bake 50-55 minutes til toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool 10-15 minutes, CAREFULLY remove from pan onto cake plate. You may have to tap sides quite a bit to loosen, and I also ran a knife around edge to help loosen.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar or drizzle with white chocolate and/or chocolate glazes if desired.

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.