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Grandmother Grout's Cake

Grandmother Grout's Cake — a cake recipe, 10 ingredients.

Cake

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Ingredients

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  • 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
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted
  • ¾ cup milk
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 tbsp butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • ¾ cup milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  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.
  7. Combine all frosting ingredients in a saucepan.
  8. Heat over medium heat, stirring to dissolve everything.
  9. Cook to the soft ball stage.
  10. Cool slightly, and spread at once over the cake.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0