Very Simple Cream Cheese Frosting

This is great for Carrot Cake or Ann's Annual Lamb Cake for Easter

8 oz COLD cream cheese
5 Tbs room temperature real butter
2 Tsp real vanilla (or other flavoring
2 1/2 Cups powdered sugar

In a mixer beat the butter and cream cheese briefly with the vanilla and add the powdered sugar about a third at a time. Don't beat on too high a speed, or the sugar will be all over the place.

Mix until the right consistency, but don't overbeat as it will break down.

Spread on whatever cake you want. Enjoy.

This is from the Joy of Cooking.

Chocolate Cheesecake

This is a slightly different version of the recipe at the bottom of this blog.

Mix well together:
1 C sugar
5 eggs
3 8-oz pkgs of warm (softened) cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla (use the real stuff, not that fake shit)

Pour into an 9 x 13 pan.

Melt 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate (chocolate chips or bars).
Pour it on top of the batter and marbleize it with a knife.

Bake at 300 for an hour.

Cool
Serve
Enjoy