Chocolate Brownie Cake With Double Chocolate Frosting

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted & cooled
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted & cooled
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 3 -4 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 stir or whisk together 1 cup flour, 2 tsp baking powder, and 1/4 tsp salt and set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream 6 t butter and 1 cup sugar until light.
• 3 add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4 add 1 1/2 tsp vanilla and melted unsweetened chocolate and blend well.
• 5 add dry ingredients alternately with 6 t milk, beating well after each addition.
• 6 in another large bowl, with clean dry beaters, beat the egg whites until foamy.
• 7 add 1/4 cup sugar and beat until egg whites stand in firm, glossy moist peaks.
• 8 folk half into batter, then fold in the rest.
• 9 pour batter into greased 11x7x1 1/2-inch sheet pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
• 10 in a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter until light.
• 11 add the vanilla, salt, and melted semisweet choclate and beat well.
• 12 sift the cocoa into the butter mixture and beat again.
• 13 add the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 14 stir in as much of the 3-4 t of milk as you like until the frosting reaches spreading consistency.
• 15 frost cake and enjoy!