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Chocolate Malta Cake
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Makes 1 10 inch cake 1x
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Ingredients
Cake
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- 1 1/2 cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon dark rum
- 1 cup (240 mL) olive oil
- 1/2 cup (120 mL) avocado oil
- 2 cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup (240 mL) malta beverage
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) whole milk
Icing
- 2 cups (250 g) unsifted powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup (25 g) unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder, plus more for dusting
- 2 to 4 tablespoons malta beverage, as needed
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
- Pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
Make the cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 10-inch round cake pan with parchment paper and spray it with cooking spray.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the granulated sugar and eggs on medium speed until fluffy and pale, about 8 minutes. Add the molasses, vanilla extract, and rum and mix until combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the olive oil and avocado oil in a thin stream. Mix until glossy and combined. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add half the dry ingredients to the mixer bowl with the wet ingredients and pulse the mixer on and off, almost like you’re trying to jump-start a car, so the flour gets gradually incorporated without flying all over your kitchen.
- When the dry ingredients are mostly combined, mix on low to incorporate them fully, about 3 minutes.
- Gradually pour in the malta and mix until combined. Gradually pour in the milk and mix until
- combined, pausing to scrape down the bowl. Add the remaining flour mixture and mix until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes more.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the cake is springy to the touch and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool
- slightly, then flip the cake onto a parchment-lined work surface and let cool completely.
Meanwhile, make the icing:
In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons of the malta, the vanilla paste, and the salt until smooth. If you want a thinner icing, add up to 2 tablespoons additional malta.
Pour the icing over the cooled cake and let it set before serving. Garnish with a dusting of cocoa powder.
– Recipe reprinted with permission from Bodega Bakes by Paola Velez