Grandmother Grout's Cake
Ingredients
- 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
Ingredients for 7 servings (1.1 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Cake: 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).
Oven - 6
Cool completely before frosting.
- 7
Frosting: Combine all frosting ingredients in a saucepan.
Stovetop - 8
Heat over medium heat, stirring to dissolve everything.
Stovetop - 9
Cook to the soft ball stage.
- 10
Cool slightly, and spread at once over the cake.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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