Chocolate Malt Cake

50 minutes Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 30 minutes

1632 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 cake suggest servings

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Ingredients


Cake
3/4	cup	butter	salted
2 1/2	cups	cake flour
2	teaspoons	baking powder
1/2	teaspoon	baking soda
1/2	teaspoon	salt
3	large	eggs	separated, room temperature
1 1/3	cups	sugar
1	cup	beer, dark	flat
3	ounces	chocolate unsweetened	melted

Frosting
1	pound	chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
2	tablespoons	butter	salted
5	tablespoons	beer, dark
5	tablespoons	milk

Directions

Cake:

Preheat oven to 375.

Lightly butter 2 9-inch cake pans with 2 tablespoons butter.

Dust with 1/4 cup flour.

Shake out excess.

Mix together remaining 2 1/4 cups flour with baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Beat egg whites with 2 tablespoons of sugar until stiff peaks begin to form.

With mixer, cream remaining sugar with 3/4 cup butter until light.

Beat in egg yolks one at a time.

Stir in melted chocolate and beer.

Gradually beat in flour mixture.

Fold in egg whites using a rubber spatula.

Scrape half the batter into each cake pan.

Bake in the middle of the oven 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and let cake cool.

Frosting:

Soften chocolate chips and butter in double boiler.

Remove from heat.

Beat chocolate and butter until smooth.

Beat in beer and milk, one tablespoon at a time, until mixture is soft and shiny.

Frost cake layers.

Note: Any beer will work, especially ones with a lot of flavor, i.e: porter, stout, ale or lager.

Note: If you don't want to use beer in this recipe, substitute cider or non-alcoholic beer.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 386g

Amount per Serving

Calories 1632 45% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 81.0g	125%
Saturated Fat 49.0g	243%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 270mg	90%
Sodium 717mg	30%
Total Carbohydrate 214.0g	71%
Dietary Fiber 11.0g	44%
Sugars 128.0g
Protein 19.0g	39%

Vitamin A	31%		Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	16%		Iron	69%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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