Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting

IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED - TRY, TRY AGAIN. I'LL ADMIT, THAT WAS THE CASE WITH THIS CAKE.

THE RECIPE IS GREAT, AND WORKED WONDERFULLY MY SECOND TIME AROUND. MY ONLY PROBLEM WAS MY 9-INCH ROUND PAN WAS A BIT TOO SHALLOW FOR THIS AMOUNT OF CAKE BATTER.

I REALLY SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED MY GUT WHEN I THOUGHT MY PAN WAS TOO FULL. BUT IN ANY CASE, THE RECIPE IS SIMPLE ENOUGH I DIDN'T MIND WHIPPING IT UP AGAIN. THE FIX WAS SIMPLE TOO; I USED TWO CAKE PANS, AND SPLIT THE BATTER EVENLY AMONG THEM.

OF COURSE, INSTEAD OF A THREE LAYER CAKE I HAD TWO A LAYER CAKE, BUT I AM SURE IT WAS JUST AS TASTY AND MOIST!

YELLOW CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING
RECIPE FROM MAST BROTHERS CHOCOLATE COOKBOOK
 

SERVES 10

FOR THE CAKE:

3/4 CUP UNSALTED BUTTER (1 1/2 STICKS)

1 3/4 CUPS GRAULATED SUGAR

6 EGG YOLKS

2 CUPS CAKE FLOUR

3 1/2 TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER

1/2 TEASPOON SEA SALT

3/4 CUP WHOLE MILK

FOR THE FROSTING:

8 OUNCES DARK CHOCOLATE, CHOPPED

1/2 CUP UNSALTED BUTTER (1 STICK)

1 TABLESPOON VANILLA

2 CUPS CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR

1 POUND CREAM CHEESE

MAKE THE CAKE:

1. PREHEAT OVEN 350 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

2. BUTTER ONE ROUND 8 INCH CAKE PAN (I USED 2 9-INCH ROUND)

3. IN STAND MIXER, BEAT BUTTER WITH SUGAR UNTIL FLUFFY

4. ADD EGG YOLKS AND FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, SALT, AND COMBINE

5. POUR BATTER INTO PREPARED CAKE PANS

6. BAKE 25 MINUTES. LET COOL.

MAKE THE FROSTING:

7. MELT THE CHOCOLATE

8. IN A BOWL, CREAM BUTTER, VANILLA, AND CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR

9. ADD CREAM CHEESE AND MELTED CHOCOLATE, COMBINE UNTIL SMOOTH

ASSEMBLE:

10. INVERT PANS RELEASING CAKE ONTO SURFACE FOR ICING

11. SPREAD FROSTING ON TOP OF ONE LAYER (THE BETWEEN LAYERS)

12. STACK LAYERS DIRECTLY ON TOP ONCE FROSTED

13. CONTINUE FROSTING TO COVER ENTIRE CAKE.

NOTE: THE ORIGINAL RECIPE IS A THREE LAYER CAKE, AND I HAVE MODIFIED IT HERE TO ONLY TWO LAYERS. IF YOU WOULD PREFER TO TRY THREE LAYERS, JUST USE ONE ROUND CAKE PAN. AFTER THE CAKE COOKS AND COOLS, YOU CAN THEN SLICE IT HORIZONTALLY INTO THREE LAYERS.

ORIGINAL RECIPE FROM MAST BROTHERS CHOCOLATE COOKBOOK