Chocolate Yeast Cake
A moist and light chocolate yeasted cake topped with rich brown butter frosting.
Yield 1 cake
Ingredients
Batter
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 (0.25oz) package (7g) or 2 1/4 teaspoons Red Star Active Dry Yeast
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 squares unsweetened chocolate (melted)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 large eggs
Frosting
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- In large mixer bowl, combine flour, yeast, brown sugar, sugar, soda and salt; mix well. In saucepan, heat milk and water to 120-130°F; add to flour mixture. Add shortening, chocolate, vanilla and eggs. Blend at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
- Pour into greased Bundt pan (or 13 x 9-inch pan which has been greased on the bottom only). Cover; let rise in warm place 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F while cake is rising.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool completely. If baked in Bundt pan, remove cake and place on a cake plate or dish. Frost or drizzle with Brown Butter Frosting.
- Make frosting: Melt butter or margarine until golden brown. Add to powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Mix until of spreading consistency, adding more powdered sugar or milk to get desired consistency.
Notes
Photo by Lora Giorgi.
