4 oz Stick butter; softened 2 c Flour
1 1/3 c Sugar 3 ts Baking powder
1 c Malted milk powder, 1/2 ts Salt
Instant 1 1/4 c Half and half
3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa Chocolate malted
Powder; firmly packed Frosting; (recipe below)
4 Eggs
Recipe by: 365 Great Chocolate Desserts – ISBN 0-06-016537-5
Preparation Time: 1:10
1. Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, beat together butter and
sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy,
1 to 2 mins. Add malted milk powder and cocoa and beat just until
mixed. Add eggs, beating until incorporated.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to chocolate
mixture alternately with half-and-half. Beat on medium speed 30 sec.
Spread evenly in a well-greased and floured 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
3. Bake 35 to 40 mins, or until a cake tester inserted in center
comes out clean. Let cool in pan completely. Spread Chocolate Malted
Frosting on top of cake. Let stand at room temp. until serving time.
CHOCOLATE MALTED FROSTING
1/2 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup instant malted milk powder
1 stck butter, softened 1
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder,
: firmly packed
2 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1. In a medium bowl, pour half-and-half over malted milk powder. Stir
to combine and let stand 15 mins to dissolve milk powder. 2. In a
medium bowl, beat together butter and cocoa with an electric mixer on
low speed until well blended. Add malted milk mixture and beat to
mix. Add powdered sugar and beat on high until light and fluffy.
NOTES : This cake, which has malted milk powder in both the cake and
frosting, is designed expecially for malted milk fans. Garnish
the
cake with malted milk candy balls, if desired.
Yields
8 servings