Easter Chocolate Cake Recipe
A chocolate layer cake like no other! Embrace the chocolates and make this indulgent chocolatey cake at Easter.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 350 g Unsalted butter
- 350 g Caster sugar
- 6 Free range eggs
- 40 g Good quality cocoa
- 270 g Self raising flour
- 90 g Melted dark chocolate
- 4 tbsp Milk
For the icing:
- 300 g Unsalted butter
- 600 g Icing sugar
- 150 g Dark chocolate
To decorate (if you fancy):
- A mountain of Easter chocolate goodies!
- 50 g White chocolate melted
Instructions
- Grease 3 x 7″ round sandwich tins (or 2 x 8″).
- Preheat the oven to 180C.
- Cream your room temperature butter with your sugar until it’s pale, light and fluffy.
- Next, mix in the eggs, one at a time, beating really well after each egg. Don’t worry if it starts to look a bit curdled, it’ll all come good.
- After this, mix in your flour and cocoa. If you’ve been using a mixer, do this bit by hand. It helps to keep the sponge light.
- Stir in the melted and slightly cooled chocolate and milk.
- Spoon into a your tins, smooth out with the back of a spoon. Make a bit of a dip in the middle to account for rising.
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. You might need to adjust the time by 5 minutes either way depending on your oven.
- Meanwhile make your icing. Beat your butter until it’s pale, light and fluffy.
- Beat in your icing sugar and then add the melted and cooled dark chocolate. Mix well.
- If the buttercream is too stiff, beat in a teaspoon or two of boiling water to soften and lighten the texture of the icing. (See note above about splitting!)
- When your cakes are completely cold, use a carving knife to level them. Just trim the top crust off. Remember, this is important, it’s not a waste of cake. If you don’t do this, with a cake this size it will be wonky.
- Top each layer with a spread of your chocolate buttercream, stack up and then smooth over the sides and top.
- Top with your Easter treats, using a little of the melted white chocolate to stick them on if needed. Then drizzle the white chocolate all over!
Nutrition
Calories: 956kcal | Carbohydrates: 110g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 56g | Saturated Fat: 34g | Cholesterol: 200mg | Sodium: 56mg | Potassium: 272mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 86g | Vitamin A: 1485IU | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 2.7mg