French Butter Cake with Old Fashioned Fudge Frosting
This French Butter Cake with Old Fashioned Fudge Frosting is a timeless classic, perfect for birthdays.
Equipment
- Oven
- Mixing Bowls
- Double Boiler
- cake pans
- wire racks
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 1.5 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.5 cup milk
Frosting
- 6 oz unsweetened chocolate
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter
- 1 lb confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- half and half or cream enough to make spreadable, a few Tablespoons
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 375°F and prepare two 8-inch cake pans.
- Beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and continue to beat until light and fluffy.
- Stir in the eggs and vanilla until smooth.
- Sift dry ingredients together.
- Stir half of the dry ingredients into butter mixture. Then stir in the milk. Finish by incorporating the rest of the dry ingredients.
- Pour into prepared pans and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly touched with a finger. Cool for about 5 minutes in the pan, then turn onto wire racks and cool completely.
Frosting
- Melt chocolate and butter together in a double boiler until smooth.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and powdered sugar.
- Add half and half or cream a bit at a time until creamy and spreadable.
- Spread over cake while warm, it sets up as it cools.
Notes
This recipe is straight from my great-grandma’s recipe box and is a timeless classic.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 5gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 500IUCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
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