Cookbook:Grandmother Grout's Cake

Grandmother Grout's Cake
Category	Cake recipes
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Ingredients

Cake

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• ¾ cup milk
• 1 egg

Frosting

• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 3 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted
• ¾ cup milk

Procedure

Cake

1. Cream together the butter, sugar, baking powder, salt, and flour
2. Add the milk.
3. Beat the egg and fold in.
4. Divide batter between 2 greased and parchment-lined 8-inch (20 cm) round cake pans.
5. Bake about 20–25 minutes at about 350°F (175°C).
6. Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting

1. Combine all frosting ingredients in a saucepan.
2. Heat over medium heat, stirring to dissolve everything.
3. Cook to the soft ball stage.
4. Cool slightly, and spread at once over the cake.