Brownstone Front Chocolate Cake

Submitted by Gwanny Hill

"This was one of the favorite cakes in our family from many years ago. I don't know how it got this name or where my mother got the recipe. I just know that it is delicious!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• Cake

• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 eggs, separated
• 2 ounces melted chocolate
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 cups flour

• Icing

• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. For cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour.
3. 2 9-inch cake pans.
4. Cream butter and sugar.
5. Add beaten egg yolks and melted chocolate to mixture.
6. Dissolve baking soda and salt in buttermilk; add alternately with flour to the egg mixture.
7. Fold in beaten egg whites and pour into prepared pans.
8. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.
9. Frost when cooled.
10. For frosting: Combine butter, milk, sugar and vanilla in saucepan.
11. Place over low heat and bring to boiling point.
12. Reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent scorching and sticking.
13. Cool before spreading on sides and top of cake.

Reviews

[Jerri Ann M.]

The cake was very good, but next time I bake it, I'll put another type of icing on it. This icing is so sweet, it'll ache your jaws.

 

[Gaynell K.]

Delicious cake, I make it often for other people, but warning, cannot use real butter for icing, must use margarine or it will separate and not come together when cooled and beat.

 

[Jo S.]

I love this cake. My mother used to make the icing for this cake and I always loved it. Yummy.

 

[oakhammockfarm]

My greatgrandmother had a similar recipe and I was so thrilled to find it posted on this website. I do have an issue with the frosting and hope to upgrade my membership so I can contact Gwanny Hill to discuss strategies! Small changes from my recipe are: Instead of melted chocolate the recipe from my family called for 1/2 cup cocoa, sifted the flour, and she baked it in 4 8" pans for 30-35 minutes.

 

[Jimijoe 43]

The cake is good - very tasty - but the icing is WAY too sweet. The cake would get 4 stars alone but the icing brought my rating down.