An easy way to satisfy a chocolate cake craving. I like this creamy icing, but you could also use a chocolate icing or whatever you prefer.
Cocoa Cake
A small chocolate cake recipe, baked in an 8 inch square pan.
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1/3 cup butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Creamy Nut Icing:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 4 teaspoons flour
- Pinch salt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups icing confectioners' sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar and eggs together until light and fluffy.
- Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt together. Mix water and vanilla together.
- Remove beaters and add flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with water. Fold until smooth.
- Spread batter in a greased 8 inch square pan. Bake for 30 minutes, until top of cake springs back when touched lightly. Remove from oven and cool.
Creamy Nut Icing:
- Melt butter. Sprinkle in flour and salt. Stir to blend. Remove from heat.
- Stir in milk, all at once. Return to moderate heat and cook, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth (don't worry if it separates a little).
- Remove from heat and stir in icing sugar and vanilla. Set in a pan of ice water and stir until the frosting is thick enough to spread. Stir in nuts.
- Spread over top of the cooled cake.
0 Comments