Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 34 cup granulated sugar
  • 13 cup butter or 13 cup hard margarine, softened
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 13 cup milk
  • 1 cup milk
  • 14 cup granulated sugar
  • 14 cup all-purpose flour
  • 18 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup icing sugar (confectioner's or Powdered)
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, softened
  • 4 teaspoons water or 4 teaspoons milk

Method

  • FOR THE CAKE: Preheat oven to 350F Beat eggs in mixing bowl until thick.
  • Beat in sugar, butter and vanilla.
  • Add flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Stir.
  • Add milk.
  • Stir and pour into 1 greased 8-inch round layer pan.
  • Bake in oven for about 25 to 30 minutes until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
  • Cool.
  • Cut cake to make 2 layers.
  • Spread Custard Filling between layers.
  • FOR THE CUSTARD FILLING: Bring milk to a boil in medium saucepan.
  • Meanwhile mix sugar, flour and salt together thoroughly.
  • Add egg and vanilla.
  • Mix well.
  • Stir into boiling milk to thicken.
  • remove from heat.
  • Cool.
  • Setting pan in ice water helps to cool quicker.
  • Stir often.
  • Spread between layers.
  • Apply Chocolate Glaze.
  • FOR THE CHOCOLATE GLAZE: Beat all 4 ingredients together in small bowl.
  • Add more water if needed to make a barely pourable glaze.
  • Spread over top of cake.
  • Allow some to drizzle down sides a bit.
  • Chill.
  • Serve with or without whipped cream.
  • NOTE: a regular 2 layer cake may be used, your own or a mix.
  • Being large it will give more cake per serving.
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