Chocolate Malt Cake #CakeSliceBakers
New year, new cake book! This year the Cake Slice Bakers are baking from Everyday Little Cakes by Candace Floyd. Apparently there are folks who struggle with leftover cake - not a problem we have with 2 teenaged boys in our house - so she's designed recipes for smaller cakes. The one I chose for January is baked in 2 6-inch pans instead of the 8-inch pans most recipes call for. And if you think two inches shouldn't make a big difference in size, let me tell you it does! A normal 8-inch layer cake is enough for our family for 2 meals, sometimes with a bit left over. The 6-inch layer cake was enough for one meal with a bit leftover. As my younger son pointed out, that just means I need to bake more cakes! To give some reference for size comparisons, in the picture below the cake is sitting on a standard Corelle plate. When I saw the January choices, it was a no-brainer for me. Chocolate malt is one of my very favorite flavors, and chocolate malt balls one of my favorite