Always Welcome Chocolate Malt Cake Recipes

TGI FRIDAY'S CHOCOLATE MALTED CAKE

Steps:

• Frosting:.
• Melt one 12-ounce package of semisweet chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly.
• Set aside to cool.
• Beat whipping cream and malted milk powder in electric mixer on high until stiff but not dry, about 2 minutes; refrigerate about 30 minutes.
• Whip sugar, softened cream cheese and vanilla extract in a separate bowl until creamy, about 2 minutes, scraping bowl often.
• Add melted chocolate chips and beat 1 more minute.
• Add half of malt-cream mixture and beat until uniform in color.
• Fold in remaining malt-cream mixture by hand until frosting is uniform in color.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours before icing cake.
• For cake: Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Prepare 3 round 9-inch cake pans with butter and flour and line with parchment or wax paper.
• Set aside.
• Beat oil, milk, yogurt, eggs and vanilla with electric mixer until well blended, about 2 minutes.
• Sift together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in separate bowl.
• Slowly add 1/3 of dry ingredients to milk mixture and beat until well blended.
• Beat in 1/3 of boiling water.
• Add another 1/3 of dry ingredients and beat until well mixed; then beat in another 1/3 of water.
• Add remaining dry ingredients, beating well, then add remaining water and beat until well mixed.
• Scrape mixing bowl often.
• Pour equal amounts of batter into prepared pans.
• Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes.
• Do not open oven while cake is baking.
• Cool pans on rack for 15 minutes, then remove cake from pan, take off paper, and continue to cool completely.
• Frost top of one layer with Malt Frosting, then place second layer on top and frost; top with third layer and frost tops and sides.
• Refrigerate 2 hours before cutting.

CHOCOLATE MALT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan.) Spray 13x9-pan with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, stir together cake mix and 3/4 cup malted milk powder. Beat in water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 38 to 43 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, beat cream, 3/4 cup malted milk powder and the vanilla on low speed until blended, then on high speed until stiff peaks form. Spread over cake. Place malted milk balls in small resealable freezer plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet. Just before serving, top with chopped malted milk balls. Store covered in refrigerator.