Elmo Cake (using Mrs. Kelm’s Chocolate Cake recipe)
Bring to a boil the cocoa, butter, and water. Pour over flour and sugar mixture.
Lightly beat eggs. It calls for two eggs, but when we cracked them, two yolks came out of one egg! Now it looks like we have three!
Temper egg with chocolate mixture.
Pour egg and remaining ingrediens (baking soda, buttermilk, vanilla, and cinnamon) into chocolate mixture and combine.
During the last 5 minutes of baking, make chocolate icing. Melt butter, cocoa, and milk in a sauce pan. Mix and heat over low heat, do not boil.
Turn off heat and add a box of powdered sugar and vanilla.
Pour icing over warm cake.
Let cool completely.
Once cooled, begin decorating! We started with Elmo’s mouth and nose.
Now for his eyes and red face.
Leah (left), me (right).
Adding the finishing touches!
Bear’s Elmo cake is complete!
Mrs. Kelm’s Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
Cake
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup water
3 tbsp cocoa
2 eggs, well beaten
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
Frosting
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
3 tbsp cocoa
5 tbsp milk
1 box (1 lb.) powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup nuts, optional
Directions
For Cake:
1. Sift flour, add sugar, and salt, and resift.
2. Bring to a boil butter, water, and cocoa. Pour over flour and sugar mixture. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
3. Bake in a greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan for about 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees F.
For Frosting: Make during the last 5 minutes of cake baking time.
4. Place 1 stick of butter, 3 tablespoons of cocoa, and 5 tablespoons of milk in a sauce pan. Mix and heat over low heat, do not boil.
5. Remove from heat and add one box of powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, and 1/2 cup of nuts (optional). Mix well and frost cake.
Yield: one 9 x 13-inch cake or 12 servings