Cake Squares

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup butter, at room temperature
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups cake flour
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips (optional)

Sauce

• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• Serves 6 - 8

Directions

Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease and flour a 9 inch square cake pan with butter.
3. Beat together sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs in one at a time beating after each addition. Mix in flour till its incorporated. Fold in vanilla and chocolate chips.
4. Pour batter into prepared cake pan and bake for 30 - 35 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Set to cool, once cool enough to touch turn cake out of pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.

Sauce

1. In a double boiler or a pot filled with water and a bowl, melt chocolate chips and cream. Stir until smooth.
2. Cut cake into squares and using a wire rack and a pan or plate underneath to catch chocolate sauce, ladle chocolate and coat completely the cake squares. Let drip off excess then transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper to let chocolate set. Serve.