Raspberry Chocolate Cake

by Beth Paiva

Cake Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup butter
2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
1 cup CHAUCER'S Raspberry Wine
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Icing Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1– 8oz. package cream cheese
3 tbsp. CHAUCER'S Raspberry Wine
1 lb. powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanilla

Directions for Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Combine flour, sugar and buttermilk in a mixing bowl.
  3. Melt butter, add cocoa and CHAUCER'S Raspberry Wine and heat to a boiling point. Cool
  4. Pour over flour mixture, add eggs, soda and vanilla. Mix.
  5. Pour into well-greased 9x 13 pan.
  6. Bake for 40 minutes or until done.
  7. Remove and cool.

Directions for the Icing

  1. Mix together butter, cream cheese and wine. Mix until smooth
  2. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and slowly mix in.
  3. Put atop the raspberry chocolate cake.