Yellow Butter Cake with Chocolate Malt Buttercream Frosting

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My kids have one more month of school left. One more month or rushing out the door to avoid a tardy. One more month of tests and homework. One more month of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every day for lunch.

So I made them a cake.

I’m calling it the OM2G Cake. (That’s One Month to Go Cake, for those of you not up on your hip acronyms.)

This is a basic yellow cake topped with a splendid chocolate malt buttercream frosting. Chocolate Malt Frosting? Surely that will help kids everywhere push through one more month of standing in single file?

*Regarding the recipe: I’m not a baker. I bake things. I use what I have on hand most of the time, which means salted butter instead of unsalted, and/or all-purpose flour instead of cake flour. So if you’re an experienced baker, take note and adjust accordingly.

Happy Baking!

Yellow Butter Cake with Chocolate Malt Buttercream Frosting

 

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Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

35 mins

Total time

1 hour 5 mins

 

Frosting adapted from Southern Living March 2009.

Serves: Makes about 12 servings.

Ingredients

For cake:

• 2¾ cups flour (I used all-purpose)
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) butter, room temperature (I used salted)
• 1 cup milk, divided
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

For frosting:

• ½ cup butter (again, I used salted)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar (confectioners sugar)
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• ½ cup malted milk powder
• 7 tablespoons milk

Instructions

For cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a mixing bowl, lightly whisk together first 4 ingredients; flour, sugar, baking powder, salt.
3. Add butter and ¾ cup milk to the mixture, and beat together until just combined. Stop to scrape sides down a couple of times. Do not over beat.
4. In a separate bowl, lightly beat eggs, remaining milk and vanilla extract together. Gradually add to the flour/sugar/butter mixture, and mix until just combined. Again, do not over beat.
5. Divide batter into two greased and parchment lined 9″ baking pans.
6. Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes, or until cake tester or toothpick comes out clean.

For frosting:

1. In a mixer, beat butter and vanilla extract together until smooth.
2. Add in powdered sugar, cocoa powder, malted milk powder, lightly mix.
3. Gradually add in milk, one tablespoon at at time until smooth.

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