Sunflower Potluck Cake Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 each)
  • Calories:
  • 415
  • Fat:
  • 17 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 7 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 53 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 441 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 65 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 4 g


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Sunflower Potluck Cake

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Meet the Cook: I wish I knew who to thank for the idea for my cake. I first saw it on the dessert table at a picnic. Later, for something different, I did my own variation. As a minister's wife for 58 years, I have tried many new dishes! Loyal and I have two children...four grandchildren...and two great-grandchildren. -Lola Wiemer, Clarklake, Michigan

SERVINGS: 22

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1-2/3 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cups baking cocoa
  • 1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1-1/3 cups water
  • 1 cup prepared chocolate frosting, divided
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 22 individual cream-filled sponge cakes
  • 1 teaspoon milk
  • 2 craft decorating bees, optional

Directions:

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with water. Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Freeze one layer for future use. Set aside 1 tablespoon frosting. Frost top and sides of remaining cake. Place cake in the center of a large round tray (about 18 in.) Arrange chocolate chips on top of cake. Place sponge cakes around cake. Mix reserved frosting with milk; drizzle over sponge cakes. Decorate with bees if desired. Yield: 22 servings.

  • Re: Sunflower Potluck Cake

    I made this cake today for a new family that just moved into the neighborhood. It's a step up from a regular cake. The twinkies are perfect for the kids or for those hungry moving guys who don't have time to slice a piece of cake. It was so easy to make too!

    elisa
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