Toll House Cake (Layer Cake or Bundt Cake - You Pick)

Submitted by Realtor by day, Chef by night

"You'll love this delicious chocolate chip cake from Toll House. It can be made as a layer cake or a Bundt cake. Both are great! I found it in an old Better Homes and Gardens recipe booklet from the late 70's. It is different from all the other recipes I've found. It's a yellow cake with chocolate chips and creamy, delicious, chocolate buttercream icing! Be sure to use the mini-morsels because the regular ones will sink down to the bottom. If you just need a rich, chocolatey buttercream frosting, I have also posted the frosting separately. It is recipe #384599."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• CAKE

• 2 1⁄4 cups unsifted flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1⁄2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I use 2)
• 2 eggs, divided
• 1 1⁄4 cups milk
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate, mini-morsels (Nestles)

• FROSTING

• 1⁄3 cup butter
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate, mini-morsels (Nestles)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 5 tablespoons milk

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Grease and flour two 8 or 9 inch pans or one 10 inch Bundt pan.
3. In a small bowl, combine flour, soda and salt.
4. In large bowl, combine butter, brown sugar and vanilla. Beat until creamy.
5. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Alternately beat in flour mixture and milk.
7. Stir in mini-morsels.
8. Pour into prepared pans.
9. Bake 35 minutes for layers or 45 minutes for Bundt cake.
10. NOTE- DO NOT test for doneness by piercing cake because it may deflate if you do.
11. Cool 15 minutes in pans.
12. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.

13. FROSTING:

14. In small saucepan, melt butter.
15. Stir in mini-morsels until melted.
16. Add salt and vanilla.
17. Gradually beat in confectioner's sugar and milk until creamy and fluffy. I beat this for at least 10 minutes. The longer you beat it, the better is tastes.
18. Makes enough to fill and frost 2 layers (about 2 1/4 cups of frosting).

Reviews

[sofie-a-toast]

Wonderfully moist cake and flavorful cake! I did the layer method and only cooked for about 32 minutes. I did find the frosting slightly too sweet so added about 1/4 cup of cocoa powder and a dash more of milk in the end. Everyone raved about this one!

 

[asoderla]

My daughter loves cookie cakes, especially when her birthday rolls around. This year, I made this recipe for her birthday. Am I glad I did! It was the best cake I've ever made. I was so impressed with how much it resembled a real cookie cake, but in a real 2 layer cake form! The icing tastes just like my grandmother's homemade fudge recipe. This is a true winner cake!!! Thank you Realtor by day, Chef by night! You made her birthday so special!

 

[bmcnichol]

Good and easy to make. I made this in my bundt pan. Mine took 45 minutes My family loved this.l

 

[alligirl]

I enjoyed the flavor and texture of this cake, however, next time, I'll remove it from the oven @ 45 minutes...I cooked it for 50 minutes in my Bundt pan, and it was probably done at 45 minutes. I never knew how much I depend on the 'stick test' for doneness :-) Now, I know! I shared this with friends and it was enjoyed by all! Thanks for sharing, Realtor!

 

[Gretchen]

This cake was so good,I made mine a bundt. It taste just like a choc. chip cookie,in cake form,this especially taste good warmed up with a glass of milk. thank you soo!! much for sharing.