Rich Chocolate Cake and Frosting Recipe

Difficulty: Average
Make Ahead
Serves 10

Ingredients:

Cake

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 squares unsweetened chocolate
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Frosting

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 squares semi-sweet chocolate
• 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup warm milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Combine 1/2 cup butter and unsweetened chocolate in a saucepan and melt over low heat.
3. Add sugar and egg, and mix.
4. Sift together 1 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
5. Add alternately with 1 cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla to chocolate mixture.
6. Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan and bake for 30 minutes.  Let cool.
7. Combine 2 tablespoons butter and semi-sweet chocolate in saucepan and melt slowly.
8. Add confectioners’ sugar, 2 table-spoons flour, warm milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
9. Cook slowly over low heat until mixture comes to a boil (about 15 minutes).
10. Spoon slowly over cake.

Frosting is of a pudding consistency.