Ho Ho Cake

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Yes we really do LOVE this cake! I don't make a lot of cakes but this is one that never lasts long when I do make it. It tastes like a Whoopie Pie but is a LOT less time consuming then making a batch of those things. I make those now and then but always chafe at the time it takes to wrap them individually!! The original recipe calls for a cake mix but I almost never have any on hand and this recipe is just as easy as one of those anyway, with ingredients that are already in the cupboard so why bother with one of those? It's better too - of course, I could be prejudiced. Either way you prepare it, with or without a cake mix, you are gonna say - Yummm!!! Another bonus for this one when I'm in a pinch is the Vanilla Frosting I can buy around here that the Amish ladies make. It's perfect for this cake and I don't have to spend time making my own filling. That's what I used for this one in the picture, but I have made it with the kind I will share in the recipe and that is yummy too. It just takes more time and I didn't feel like I had time at 7:00 Saturday night. Luckily we are invited somewhere tonight for supper or that yummy cake wouldn't live to see Monday! Shameful, I know. But really, it takes up so much space in the fridge!! Anyway on to the good stuff -

Spray an 11x15 bar pan. Preheat oven to 350°.

I start with a Crazy Cake:

3 cups all purpose flour

2 cups white sugar

6 Tablespoons Cocoa

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

2 Tablespoons vinegar

2 teaspoons vanilla

¾ cup canola oil

2 cups cold water

Put everything together in a mixer bowl except 1 cup water. Mix; scraping sides as necessary. Add the rest of the water and mix again. Do not overbeat. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25-28 minutes or till toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.

        
 Middle Part:
5 Tablespoons all purpose flour
1¼ cups milk
Combine in a saucepan and stir over medium heat, stirring with a wire whisk until lumps are gone, then stir continually with a spoon until thickened. Cool.

Cream together and beat:
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup Crisco*
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar

*I like to use the Crisco that I buy at the health food store that is not made with hydrogenated oil.

Add the flour mixture and beat again on high speed till lumps are gone and it is fluffy. Spread on cooled cake.

After I put this on I like to pop it into the fridge so the filling gets stiff enough to stay in place when the chocolate icing gets put on.

Creamy Milk Chocolate Frosting
¼ cup butter
1/3 cup cocoa
¼ teaspoon salt
1/3 cup milk
1½ teaspoons vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar

In a saucepan over medium/low heat combine butter, cocoa, and salt and stir until melted. Add milk and vanilla and stir with a wire whisk until smooth.

Blend in powdered sugar. If it gets too thick add more milk. Spread on cooled cake immediately.

Store in refridgerator.

Enjoy a slice of deliciousness!

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