TOLL HOUSE LAYERCAKE: Retro Ad with Recipe

Who doesn't love a Toll House aka Chocolate Chip Cookie? Well here's a great variation: Toll House Layer Cake! I love this Retro Nestle Ad with recipe from 1986. This cake is easy to make and delicious. Nestle Toll House Little Bits that are called for in the recipe are the same as mini-morsels, their miniature chocolate chips.  

"All it takes is a morsel of perfection."


TOLL HOUSE LAYERCAKE

Cake
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup of firmly-packed brown sugar
2/3 cup of sugar
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoons of salt
4 eggs
2 cups of all-purpose
One 12-ounce package (2 cups) of Nestle Toll House Little Bits (Mini-Morsels) semi-sweet chocolate, divided

Frosting
3/4 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cup of sifted confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

Instructions

Cake: Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 15-1/2″ x 10-1/2″ x 1″ baking pan. Line with waxed paper.
In a bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add flour. Stir in 1 cup of Little Bits’ (Mini-morsels) semi-sweet chocolate.
Spread into prepared pan. Bake at 350 F for 20-25 minutes. Cool completely.
Loosen sides of cake. Invert onto lightly-floured cloth. Peel off waxed paper. Cut cake crosswise into four 3-3/4″ x 10″ sections. Spread 3 slightly rounded tablespoons of frosting on one cake layer. Top with second layer. Repeat layers and frost with remaining frosting.

Frosting: Melt over 1 cup of hot (not boiling) water 1 cup of Little Bits (Mini-Morsels) semi-sweet chocolate; stir until smooth. (In microwave: melt on high for 1 minute, stir; repeat.) Set aside.
In a bowl, cream butter and confectioners’ sugar. Add melted chocolate and vanilla extract; blend until smooth.

Makes: One 10″ cake.