Grandmother Grout's Cake

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 egg
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 3 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted
• ¾ cup milk

Steps

1. Cream together the butter, sugar, baking powder, salt, and flour
2. Add the milk.
3. Beat the egg and fold in.
4. Divide batter between 2 greased and parchment-lined 8-inch (20 cm) round cake pans.
5. Bake about 20–25 minutes at about 350°F (175°C).
6. Cool completely before frosting.
7. Combine all frosting ingredients in a saucepan.
8. Heat over medium heat, stirring to dissolve everything.
9. Cook to the soft ball stage.
10. Cool slightly, and spread at once over the cake.

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Adapted from “Grandmother Grout's Cake” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.