For his birthday cake, I used the same recipe to pour on top of his This Isn't a Brownie, But a Cake? Wow. It has a very rich flavor & is very moist. The taste of the frosting does not have a "waiting period" for the "right" taste. In my opinion, a lot of frostings have to wait, to neutralize the powdered sugar taste. Immediately, it tasted good. In fact, the cake & frosting tasted better the next day. My husband said that it didn't taste as "sweet," and was not as overwhelming.
To coat the 9x13 cake completely, I doubled the frosting recipe. My husband said that with the frosting, it almost had a "molten lava" effect to it, as the bottom layer of the frosting oozed out, while the top layer was hardened.
It is a definite well-liked cake and easy to make with ingredients already on hand. The recipe is adapted from Secret Donut Recipe. I haven't tried the donuts, yet; another recipe to put on my list to try.
Ingredients:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbs cocoa
1/4 cup milk
1/2 -1 tsp butter
In a small bowl, mix together the the powdered sugar & cocoa. Warm up the milk and butter together in another bowl and pour into the powdered sugar & cocoa mixture. Stir well, dissolving the sugar & cocoa. Spread over dessert. Cool to let harden.
