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Half Birthday Cake (Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting)
One 9-inch cake, cut in half, stacked and frosted to make a perfect half-birthday cake. A super simple chocolate cake with vanilla cream cheese icing.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 45 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Allison Mattina📖 celebratingsweets
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- pan
- bowl
- spatula
- knife
📝 Preparation Steps
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Make the cake:
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preheat oven
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter or spray one 9 inch round cake pan.
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cake batter
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Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl. Once combined, beat in egg, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat for ⏱️ 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (the batter will be thin), and pour into cake pan.
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bake
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Bake for ⏱️ 25-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
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Prepare the frosting:
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frosting
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Beat butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix until thoroughly combined and creamy. If necessary, you can add more powdered sugar to thicken it or a splash of milk to thin it.
cream cheese (at room temperature)6 ouncespowdered sugar3 cups
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assembly
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Cut the cake in half. Spread frosting on top of one half then place the other layer on top. Frost the cake with a butter knife or offset spatula. Be extra gentle frosting the area that was cut as it can be a bit crumbly. If desired, you can spread a really thin layer of frosting on the cake then refrigerate it for one hour before adding he remaining frosting. This "crumb coat" will help hold in the crumbs so that the outside layer of frosting doesn't have crumbs in it.
Nutrition Facts
calories
515 kcal
fat Content
21 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
70 g
sodium Content
168 mg
protein Content
4 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
59 mg
carbohydrate Content
82 g
saturated Fat Content
14 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
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