Cake Recipes
Toll House Layer Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips, "Little Bits" semi-sweet, divided
Frosting
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Cake: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch jellyroll pan. Line with wax paper.
- In bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, sugar, vanilla extract and salt.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Gradually add flour.
- Stir in 1 cup chocolate bits.
- Spread in prepared pan.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Cool completely.
- Loosen sides of cake. Invert onto floured cloth. Peel off wax paper.
- Cut cake crosswise into four 3 3/4 x 10-inch sections.
- Spread 3 slightly rounded tablespoons frosting on one layer.
- Top with second layer.
- Repeat layers.
- Frost with remaining frosting.
- Frosting: Melt over hot (not boiling) water, 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate
bits; stir until smooth. Set aside.
- In bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar.
- Add melted chocolate and vanilla extract; blend until smooth.