Treebeards Chocolate Cake Food

CHOCOLATE GOOEY BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix cake mix, butter, 2 eggs, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Pat into the prepared pan.
• Mix cream cheese, cocoa powder, and remaining eggs together in another bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in powdered sugar slowly. Pour over cake layer in the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Let cool.

YELLOW LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• FOR CAKE:.
• Grease and flour two 9" round cake pans. Combine sugar, oil, water, eggs and cake mix in a large bowl. Add sour cream and mix thoroughly. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans. Back at 350 for 45-55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out celan. Cool layers in pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes; remove from pans by inverting onto wire rack, and continue to cool.
• Makes one double layer cake.
• FOR FROSTING:.
• Cream butter well in a large bowl. Add cocoa and powdered sugar, mix at low speed and add milk. Beat until creamy. Place on cake layer on a plate and spread icing evenly over the top. Set the second layer on top of the first and spread icing on the sides and top of the cake.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE A LA TREEBEARD'S

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees; grease a cookie sheet.
• To make Shortcake, with knife blade attachment on food processor, process flour, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, butter and 2 teaspoons granulated sugar until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Pour mixture into medium bowl.
• With wooden spoon of paddle attachment on electric mixer, add milk and mix just until it forms a smooth dough.
• Scoop dough onto cookie sheet in 6 equal mounds.
• Dust top of shortcakes with remaining 2 teaspoons granulated sugar.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven; transfer to wire rack and cool.
• To make Filling, in a medium bowl, mash one-half of berries.
• Mix with granulated sugar and vanilla.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.
• To make Whipped Cream, in a chilled mixing bowl, beat cream with confectioners' sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla until it just holds soft peaks.
• Add sour cream; beat until stiff peaks form.
• Cut off tops of shortcakes; set aside.
• Spoon Filling onto bottom of each shortcake.
• Cover with Whipped Cream and remaining sliced strawberries; replace tops.
• Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream, a strawberry half and a sprig of mint.