Chocolate Custard Cake

12 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1 3/4 cups cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. 1
    In a saucepan, combine chocolate, 1/2 cup milk, brown sugar, and egg yolks. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until custard is thick and smooth. Cool.
  2. 2
    Stir together flour, soda, baking powder, and salt.
  3. 3
    In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine. Blend in white sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Mix together 3/4 cup milk and vanilla. Stir flour mixture into creamed mixture alternately with flavored milk. Make 3 dry and 2 liquid additions, combining lightly after each. Stir in cooled chocolate custard.
  4. 4
    Beat egg whites to form stiff but moist peaks. Fold into cake batter, and beat by hand for 1 minute. Turn batter into two greased and floured 8 inch round cake pans.
  5. 5
    Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool layers for 5 minutes, and then remove from pans. Cool completely.

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