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Lostgaeriel · 01-13-2004, 09:06 PM

Baggins’ Birthday Cake & Frosting

Two-Layer Round Cake:

2 ¼ cups cake and pastry flour
2 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
½ cup butter, softened
2 ¼ cups firmly packed brown sugar
3 eggs
3 squares unsweetened chocloate, melted and cooled
1 ½ tsp. vanilla
1 cup sour cream
1 cup boiling water

Sift together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. Cream butter. Gradually add brown sugar and continue beating for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add chocolate and vanilla. Alternately blend in flour mixture and sour cream, 1/3 at a time on low speed of electric mixer. Add boiling water; blend well. (Batter will be thin.) Pour into two greased and floured 9-inch layer pans. Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes, or until cake tester inserted into centre comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove and finish cooling on racks.

Frosting:

5 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
3 cups icing sugar
½ cup butter, softened
1/3 cup hot water
1 egg

Combine chocolate, icing sugar, butter, hot water, and egg. Blend; then beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes. Chill until of spreading consistency.

01-13-2004, 09:06 PM	#91
Lostgaeriel Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto the Good Posts: 477	Baggins’ Birthday Cake & Frosting Two-Layer Round Cake: 2 ¼ cups cake and pastry flour 2 tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt ½ cup butter, softened 2 ¼ cups firmly packed brown sugar 3 eggs 3 squares unsweetened chocloate, melted and cooled 1 ½ tsp. vanilla 1 cup sour cream 1 cup boiling water Sift together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. Cream butter. Gradually add brown sugar and continue beating for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add chocolate and vanilla. Alternately blend in flour mixture and sour cream, 1/3 at a time on low speed of electric mixer. Add boiling water; blend well. (Batter will be thin.) Pour into two greased and floured 9-inch layer pans. Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes, or until cake tester inserted into centre comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove and finish cooling on racks. Frosting: 5 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled 3 cups icing sugar ½ cup butter, softened 1/3 cup hot water 1 egg Combine chocolate, icing sugar, butter, hot water, and egg. Blend; then beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes. Chill until of spreading consistency. __________________ Elen síla lúmenn’ omentielvo, a star shines on the hour of our meeting. Last edited by Lostgaeriel; 02-17-2004 at 12:49 AM.