Old Fashioned Malted Chocolate Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Malted Chocolate Cake Recipe | Hersheyland
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks), softened; 1-2/3 cups sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Syrup; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa; 1-1/4 tsps baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1 cup water; 1-1/2 cups WHOPPERS Malted Milk Balls, crushed, divided; 1/4 cup HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Chips; 1-1/2 tsps shortening (do NOT use butter, margarine, spread or oil)

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Details

Timing
Timing
Total:: 2 Hr.
Bake:: 35 Min.
Prep:: 45 Min.
Skill Level:: Intermediate
Yields:: 1 cake

This is an Old-Fashioned Malted Chocolate Cake recipe worthy of its own party. Guests are sure to love the rich triple flavor from HERSHEY'S Syrup, HERSHEY'S Cocoa and HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Chips. Plus, plenty of flavor and crunch from the secret ingredient: crushed WHOPPERS Malted Milk Balls. This decadent Old-Fashioned Malted Chocolate Cake is perfect for special occasions like birthday parties, anniversaries, graduation parties, holidays — or just because! If you love the unique texture and flavor of WHOPPERS Malted Milk Balls, try this delicious Whop-Pie topped with fluffy, homemade whipped cream.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time: 45 minutes
Bake Time: 35 minutes
Cool Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

3/4 cup

butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks), softened
1-2/3 cups

sugar
3

eggs
1 tsp

vanilla extract
1/3 cup

HERSHEY'S Syrup
2 cups

all-purpose flour
2/3 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1-1/4 tsps

baking soda
1 tsp

salt
1/4 tsp

baking powder
1 cup

water
1-1/2 cups

WHOPPERS Malted Milk Balls, crushed, divided
Milk Chocolate Drizzle
1/4 cup

HERSHEY'S Milk Chocolate Chips
1-1/2 tsps

shortening (do NOT use butter, margarine, spread or oil)

READY TO MAKE THIS?

Add a Garnish

One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting

Step-By-Step Directions

Equipment Needed 

oven

9-inch baking pans

foil

mixing bowl

mixer

measuring cups

rubber scraper

wire rack

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.

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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