Cake
- 1 ¾ cup Flour
- ¾ cup Cocoa
- 2 cups Granulated Sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 cup Whole Milk
- ½ cup Oil
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla
Malted Chocolate Frosting
- 2 ¼ cup Unsalted Butter, room temperature
- 2 cups Confectioner’s Sugar
- ½ cup Chocolate Ovaltine or malted milk powder
- ⅓ cup Whipping Cream
- 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
- Pinch of Salt
- ¼ cup Sour Cream
- 9 ounces Milk Chocolate
- Preheat oven to 350F; butter and line 3 round 8×8″ cake pans with parchment paper
- Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl until combined; in separate bowl, mix eggs, milk, oil and vanilla extract; add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients; beat with mixer until well incorporated
- Divide evenly among 3 pans; bake for 25 minutes; cook 2 pans then the 3rd pan last
- Cool in pans for 10 minutes, remove cakes from pans and cool on rack
Malted Chocolate Frosting
- Combine all ingredients except melted chocolate in food processor; pulse until well combined
- Take the lid off and check to make sure the ingredients on the bottom are well incorporated, use a spatula to mix if necessary
- Add melted chocolate; pulse a few times until the frosting is creamy and spreadable
- Use to fill layers and cover cake
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