Best Malted Milk Chocolate Cake Recipes

MALTED-MILK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Coat bottoms of 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray (do not coat sides of pan); line bottoms with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray; dust with 1 tablespoon flour. Or use 1 (9 x 13) pan - spray bottom and sides with cooking spray and dust with 1 tablespoon flour.
• Combine butter, vanilla, and cream cheese in a large bowl; beat at medium-high speed of a mixer 2 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating at low speed just until smooth. Add hot water; beat just until smooth. Add chocolate; beat just until smooth. Reserve 1-3/4 cups chocolate mixture for frosting; cover and chill 2 hours.
• Add shortening to remaining chocolate mixture in bowl. Beat at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 1 minute). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a separate bowl, combine 1 3/4 cups flour (lightly spoon 1 3/4 cups flour into dry measuring cups, level with a knife, then add to bowl), malted-milk powder, baking powder, and salt, stirring well with a whisk. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan(s). Sharply tap pan(s) once on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans. Remove wax paper. Cool completely on wire rack.
• Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting, and top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake (for 9 X 13 pan spread frosting on top of cake) sprinkle top of cake with chopped malted-milk balls. Chill 1 hour. Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.

VANILLA SHEET CAKE WITH MALTED-MILK-CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter and flour a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) butter and sugar on high until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. With mixer on low, add flour mixture to butter mixture in three additions, alternating with two additions buttermilk, and beat to combine, scraping down bowl as needed. Beat in vanilla. Transfer batter to pan and smooth top.
• Bake until cake is golden, puffed, and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35 minutes, rotating pan halfway through. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together cocoa and malted milk powders. Add boiling water, whisk until smooth, and let cool.
• Using mixer, beat 2 sticks (1 cup) plus 2 tablespoons butter on high until smooth. Add cocoa mixture; beat until combined. Add chocolate and pinch of salt. With mixer on medium-high, beat until frosting is smooth and peaks form, 3 minutes. Frost cake; top with sprinkles if desired.

MALTED MILK BALL CHOCOLATE CAKE- DELISH!!

Steps:

• 1. Line cake pan with parchment paper, greased,and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 F. In a medium bowl stir together flour, cocoa powder,baking powder, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon of salt,set aside.
• 2. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with a mixer, add sugar, beat until combined. Add eggs one at a time , beat 30 seconds for each egg.
• 3. Add flour mixture and milk alternately , beat on low till combined. Add unsweetened melted chocolate and the 2 teaspoons of vanilla.
• 4. Spread batter in prepared baking pan. Put in preheated oven. Bake only 15 minutes.
• 5. Take out of oven,and spread malted milk balls over the top, pressing in lightly. Put back in oven cook for another 20-25 minutes.
• 6. Put on wire racks to cool. Cut, serve and enjoy.. a wonderfully superb. rich chocolate tasting cake! Needs no frosting etc.
• 7. Thanks Shannon for that tip. A good idea....Nancy Quote: "There are two ways of spreading light------ To be the candle or the mirror that reflects it!!"