White Chocolate Cake

Cake Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces white chocolate 
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup solid vegetable shortening
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup bottled lemon pie filling
• 6 large egg whites

Frosting Ingredients:

• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup butter
•  1 cup sugar
• 4 ounces white chocolate, melted and cooled
•   1/2 cup heavy cream

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

2. In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. In a saucepan, melt chocolate with milk over medium heat; let cool.

3. In a large bowl, beat shortening and sugar until smooth, 3 minutes. Gradually beat in the whites and milk mixture. On low speed, beat in the flour mixture. Spread evenly in pans.

4. Bake in 350 degree oven 20 minutes, until a pick inserted in the centers tests clean. Cool in pans on rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pans; let cool. Slice each layer in half horizontally.

5. Frosting: Soften cream cheese and butter in bowl. Beat in sugar. Beat in chocolate, then cream, until thickened.

6. Place 1 cake layer on a stand. Spread with 1/3 cup pie filling and 1/3 cup frosting. Continue stacking layers, filling, and frosting. Cover the outside of the cake with frosting. Chill 1 hour.

Details

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 12 servings

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