Ski Cake

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 3 egg whites
• 3 squares semi-sweet chocolate, grated
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 squares semi-sweet chocolate

Recipe

• 1 cake: beat butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 in a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt together; add to butter mixture and mix well.
• 3 add milk gradually.
• 4 in another bowl, beat egg whites with remaining 1/2 cup sugar, and fold gently into mixture; add grated chocolate and vanilla.
• 5 grease two 9-inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper.
• 6 pour cake batter evenly between the pans and bake at 350f for 25-30 minutes. let cake cool.
• 7 icing: mix yolks, sugar, butter and vanilla until fluffy.
• 8 spread icing on one cake layer; place second layer on top and spread icing over top and sides.
• 9 melt chocolate and drizzle over icing. use the tines of a fork to make squiggly lines, giving the impression of ski marks in snow.
• 10 makes 14 servings.