Chocolate Malt Cake

== Description ==
Source: Christmas With Southern Living 2003 - Southern Living
Malted milk balls and chocolate syrup make this moist snack cake scrumptious. A food chopper makes quick work of chopping the malted milk ball topping.
== Ingredients ==
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 1 cup sugar
* 4 large eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 2 tablespoons malted milk powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 cup chocolate syrup
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
* 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
* 1/4 cup butter or margarine
* 1 1/2 cups malted milk balls
== Directions ==
# Beat 1/2 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; add 1 cup sugar, beating well.
# Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
# Combine flour, 2 tablespoons malted milk powder, and salt; add to butter mixture, beating well.
# Stir in chocolate syrup.
# Pour batter into a greased 13" x 9" pan.
# Bake at 350° for 28 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
# Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
# Beat 1/2 cup butter at medium speed until creamy; add powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon malted milk powder, beating until smooth. (Add a little milk for spreadable consistency, if necessary.)
# Spread frosting over cooled cake.
# Combine chocolate morsels and 1/4 cup butter in a small saucepan; cook over low heat until chocolate and butter melt, stirring often.
# Sprinkle with chopped malted milk balls, pressing gently into frosting and glaze.
# Cover and chill cake 1 hour before serving.
Yield: 12 servings
Category:Baking Recipes
Category:Cake Recipes
Category:Chocolate cake Recipes
Category:Christmas Desserts
Category:Dessert Recipes
Category:Butter Recipes
Category:Margarine Recipes
Category:Sugar Recipes
Category:Egg Recipes
Category:Vanilla extract Recipes
Category:Flour Recipes
Category:Malted milk powder Recipes
Category:Milk powder Recipes
Category:Salt Recipes
Category:Chocolate Recipes
Category:Chocolate syrup Recipes
Category:Powdered Sugar Recipes
Category:Semi-sweet chocolate Recipes
Category:Chocolate chip Recipes
Category:Candy Recipes
Category:Vanilla Recipes
Category:American Recipes
Category:American Desserts
Category:Southern Desserts
Category:Southern Recipes