Malted Milk Candy Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 2 | |
| Vegetable oil | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Powdered cocoa | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cake flour | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking soda | 1 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Baking powder | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Scant 1 cup buttermilk | ||
| Sour cream | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
| 1 cup malted milk balls, roughly ground | ||
| Butter/Margarine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (FOR FROSTING:) | |
| 1/2 cup pondered cocoa | ||
| 4 cups confectioner's sugar, or as needed, sifted | ||
| 1/2 cup half-and-half, or as needed | ||
| Vanilla extract | 1 1/2 Teaspoon (FOR FROSTING:) | |
Directions
MAKING
1. Take a large bowl, add butter and sugar and using an electric mixer, blend to a creamy mixture. Mix in oil, cocoa and egg and blend thoroughly.
2. Take another bowl, Sieve in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix with egg mixture alternating with sour cream and buttermilk. Add in malted milk balls and vanilla.
3. Divide into equal amounts and transfer to greased pans. Bake for 25 minutes till knife inserted comes out clean.
4. Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, transfer to cake racks and cool thoroughly. Even the edges and discard crumbs before frosting.
FINALIZING
5. Take a saucepan, add butter and cocoa and on medium heat, stirring frequently, bring the mixture to boil. Transfer to a bowl, add half and half and sugar alternatively, while keeping the stirring on. Add vanilla and mix till the mixture reaches frosting consistency.
6. Pour frosting over the top and sides of the cake.
SERVING
7. Slice and serve.
TIPS
1. To thin thick frosting, add half-and-half, 1 tbsp each. For thickening the thin frosting, add sifted confectioner's sugar, ΒΌ cup a time.
1. Take a large bowl, add butter and sugar and using an electric mixer, blend to a creamy mixture. Mix in oil, cocoa and egg and blend thoroughly.
2. Take another bowl, Sieve in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix with egg mixture alternating with sour cream and buttermilk. Add in malted milk balls and vanilla.
3. Divide into equal amounts and transfer to greased pans. Bake for 25 minutes till knife inserted comes out clean.
4. Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, transfer to cake racks and cool thoroughly. Even the edges and discard crumbs before frosting.
FINALIZING
5. Take a saucepan, add butter and cocoa and on medium heat, stirring frequently, bring the mixture to boil. Transfer to a bowl, add half and half and sugar alternatively, while keeping the stirring on. Add vanilla and mix till the mixture reaches frosting consistency.
6. Pour frosting over the top and sides of the cake.
SERVING
7. Slice and serve.
TIPS
1. To thin thick frosting, add half-and-half, 1 tbsp each. For thickening the thin frosting, add sifted confectioner's sugar, ΒΌ cup a time.
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