Old Fashioned Malted Chocolate Cake
Details
- Time
- 2 hours
- Skill Level
- Intermediate
- Yields
- 1 cake
Don't wait for a birthday, graduation, or wedding for this one. Invite your people. Let them eat cake.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 45 minutes
- Bake Time
- 35 minutes
- Cool Time
- 40 minutes
Ingredients
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3/4 cup
butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks), softened
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1-2/3 cups
sugar
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3
eggs
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1 tsp
vanilla extract
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1/3 cup
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2 cups
all-purpose flour
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2/3 cup
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1-1/4 tsps
baking soda
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1 tsp
salt
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1/4 tsp
baking powder
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1 cup
water
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1-1/2 cups
WHOPPERS Malted Milk Balls, crushed, divided
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Milk Chocolate Drizzle
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1/4 cup
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1-1/2 tsps
shortening (do NOT use butter, margarine, spread or oil)
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Step-By-Step Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Line two 9-inch round baking pans with foil, extending foil beyond pan edges. Grease and flour lined pans.
Combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in mixer bowl; beat on medium speed until well blended. Add syrup; blend thoroughly. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and baking powder; add alternately with water to butter mixture, beating until blended. Add 1/2 cup crushed malted milk balls. Divide batter evenly into prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately sprinkle 1/4 cup crushed malted milk balls over surface of each cake layer. Cool completely. Lift cake layers from pans; peel away foil.
Prepare One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting. Frost cake; sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup crushed malted milk balls over surface. Drizzle Milk Chocolate Drizzle over top.
Decorate bottom of cake with additional WHOPPERS Malted Milk Balls.
Milk Chocolate Drizzle:
Combine 1/4 cup HERSHEY’S Milk Chocolate Chips and 1-1/2 teaspoons shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil); gently heat until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.
Variation:
One-Pan Cake: Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350 F. Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle with 1/2 cup crushed malted milk balls. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick comes out clean. Cool completely. Frost; top with remaining 1/2 cup crushed malted milk balls. Drizzle with Milk Chocolate Drizzle using 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon shortening.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 12 servingsServing size 1 slice (186g)Amount per servingCalories650% Daily Value*Total Fat 27g 35%Saturated Fat 17g 85%Trans Fat 0.5gCholesterol 95mg 32%Sodium 730mg 32%Total Carbohydrates 103g 37%Dietary Fiber 4g 14%Total Sugars 76gIncludes 72g Added Sugar 144%Protein 7g %Vitamin D 0 0%Calcium 160mg 10%Iron 5mg 30%Potassium 305mg 6%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
