It’s Christmas time! And that means chocolate and malt beverages are on the menu list. Talking about malt, this delicious recipe Chocolate Malta Cake is the perfect dessert to have for your Christmas gathering. It’s moist, flavourful and has the perfect balance of sweetness complimented by a simple cream cheese glaze. Try it today and let us know your thoughts.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup margarine or butter, cubed
- 1 250ml malta
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 11/2 cups sugar (1/2 more if desire)
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 11/2 teaspoon baking soda ( i used bob mill’s gluten free baking soda)
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract/essence
- a pinch of salt to balance of flavours
For the Cream cheese glaze
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 3/4 cups confectioner’s sugar/ icing sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- preheat oven to 350 degrees f
- in a bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking soda and set aside.
- in a saucepan on medium low heat, add malta and butter. stir until margarine is melted.
- remove from heat, next add in the cocoa powder and sugar. whisk until fully combined
- transfer mixture to a large bowl. add sour cream, eggs and vanilla extract. mix well.
- fold in flour mixture. once mixed, pour mixture into a 10″ bundt pan and tap a few times to get rid of air bubbles
- place in preheated oven to bake (about 45-50 mins) or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- once baked, remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for about 15 minutes. then remove and place on rack to cool completely
- while cake is cooling, place softened butter and cream cheese in a stand mixer and beat for a couple of minutes until both are smooth in texture.
- next add the icing sugar and mix well, adding the milk in tablespoons until the desired texture is reached.
- pour the glaze all over the cooled cake. slice and serve
- Enjoy!
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