Grandmother Grout’s Cake

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
Grandmother Grout’s Cake

Photo: François Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0

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.