"purrfect" as my "kids" would say with a lil whipped topping and flavored after-dinner
coffee!

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1/2 Cup Butter, softened
1-1/3 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Instant malted milk powder

3/4 Cup firmly packed unsweetened cocoa powder
4 eggs
2 Cups flour


3 teaspoons Baking powder
1/2 teaspoons salt
1-3/4 Cup half and half
or 1 cup sour cream


Preheat oven to 375 degrees

In a large bowl, combine together butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add malted milk powder and cocoa and beat just until mixed.


Add eggs, beating well. Sift together dry ingredients, and add to chocolate mixture alternately with half and half.

Spread evenly in a well greased 9 x 13 pan, and bake 35-40 minutes or until done. Let cool in pan completely.

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Chocolate Malted Frosting

1/2 Cup half and half
1/2 Cup instant malted milk powder

1 stick (4 oz) butter, softened
1/2 Cup firmly packed unsweetened cocoa
2-1/2 Cups powdered sugar


In a medium bowl, combine the half and half and malted milk powder. Stir to combine, and let stand 15 minutes to dissolve the powder. In a medium bowl, beat together the butter and cocoa. Add malted milk mixture and beat well. Add powdered sugar and beat on high. Frost cake.