4.11.2010

{sms} chocolate malted layer cake

This week's SMS recipe, chosen by Nicole of Sweet Tooth, is Chocolate Malted Layer Cake.  I was excited about this cake, because I love malted milk shakes and I have never incorporated malt flavoring into baking.  I first was introduced to that idea through Baked, a cookbook which I love but have yet to feature in this blog. The malt flavor here, however, is only in the icing, not the cake. 


There's quite a bit of chocolate involved- 6 oz. unsweetened, 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder for the cake, and then a pound of milk chocolate for the frosting.

I used the dregs of the Ghiradelli cocoa powder canister, which was not enough.  Out came the Valrhona.  Can you guess which one is which?




I was forewarned the batter would be "loose."  THAT it was.


The frosting was quite runny as well, though nothing that a spell in the refrigerator couldn't fix.


A trim,


a frost,


and accessorized with a few Whoppers and candles... Happy Birthday Cake!  The cake was wonderfully moist and the malted frosting different and delicious.


What to do with all the trimmings?  I was inspired, for once, NOT to eat it all, and instead make these little cakes.


The Sweet Daughter, upon seeing the cute cakes, declared, "Genius!"  I was personally thinking "Frugal!" but her comment made me smile nevertheless.

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11 comments:

  1. JulieApril 11, 2010 at 8:59 AM

    Beautiful! I know I was surprised just how loose the frosting was!

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  2. CandyApril 11, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    Welcome to SMS! Your cake is gorgeous!

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  3. Rachel @ Simple GirlApril 11, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    Did you present this cake to the husband?:) It looks delicious!!

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  4. FlourchildApril 11, 2010 at 1:56 PM

    The frosting coming out the sides of your cake looks so good! Nice! Im glad you liked this recipe.
    Welcome to SMS, I look fwd to baking with you and sharing tips and ideas!

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  5. rebeccaApril 11, 2010 at 2:45 PM

    Thanks everyone! I'm very excited to be baking with you all at SMS.

    @simple girl- no, The Husband got nothing and I'll have to tell you about that fiasco in an email. Funny that you would say that as the subject just came up
    this morning.

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  6. SusanApril 11, 2010 at 10:33 PM

    Oooo! That looks fabulous!! I didn't get to make this over the weekend, but may have to try and work it in this week. :)

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  7. Mara CampbellApril 13, 2010 at 12:30 AM

    I love the little cakes at the end!! So cute! And all that chocolate...yum. You did a great job with the recipe! And WELCOME to SMS!!! So glad to have you in the group.

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  8. NinaApril 13, 2010 at 2:07 AM

    Looks fab! I love the little cakes and the big cake!

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  9. Gloria - The Ginger Snap GirlApril 13, 2010 at 2:10 AM

    Beautiful birthday cake! Great idea for the cake trimmings! They turned out so cute.

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  10. margotApril 14, 2010 at 9:17 PM

    Excellent job on the cake! I'm so impressed you turned the trimmings into mini cakes. I couldn't resist eating them!

    Welcome to the group! It's a lot of fun!

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  11. UnknownApril 17, 2010 at 8:43 PM

    Welcome to the group - I think you'll enjoy it!! We're still pretty small as groups go and very friendly :)

    Your cake is so pretty! I went with cupcakes to avoid having to decorate a layer cake. Love your idea to make little cakes with the trimmings - I'd definitely have eaten them.

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