Momma's Special Chocolate Birthday Cake
Sunday, 22 February 2015
Here we are again with a brand new recipe! We can't believe we are almost at the end of February already; where is the time going? However, the end of February means that it is time for our mom's birthday! To celebrate this Caitlin has made the most awesome dairy free cake we have ever tasted, a delicious chocolate fudge cake!
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| Birthday chocolate fudge cake |
The sponge here is incredibly moist, and is enclosed in a deliciously thick and super rich icing which is so fudgy the smallest slice is needed for maximum impact! There are no pictorial instructions for this cake as we were too excited to get this in the oven and bake it before we remembered, so the post is just littered with scrumptious photos of the finished cake instead! This one is for you momma, happy birthday xxx
Ingredients:
For the cake:
-200g dark chocolate-
-200g dairy free butter-
-4 eggs-
-1 tsp vanilla extract-
-325g caster sugar-
-175g self raising flour-
-1 tsp baking powder-
45g cocoa powder-
For the icing and filling:
-300g icing sugar-
-150g dark chocolate-
-150g dairy free butter-
-15g cocoa powder-
-1 tsp vanilla extract-
Method:
For the sponge:
1) Grease and line two cake tins and preheat the oven to 180°C.
3) Sieve the cake's dry ingredients together and set aside.
2) Melt the chocolate and the butter together in a bowl over a double boiler and leave to cool slightly.
3) Whisk the eggs and vanilla together until frothy, add the sugar and whisk again until thick. The mixture should leave ribbons.
4) Fold the chocolate and butter mixture into the whisked eggs, then fold in the sieved dry ingredients until fully combined.
5) Pour the mixture evenly between your two tins and bake for 25 minutes until light and springy, or when a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin.
6) When cool, take the cakes out onto a cooling rack and peel off the liner paper.
For the icing and filling:
1) Pop the icing sugar and butter into a bowl.
2) Melt the chocolate over a double boiler and then pour over the butter and icing and mix until combined.
3) Add in the cocoa powder and vanilla and again mix until fully combined.
4) Spread a thick, even layer over the top of one of the sponges and sandwich the other sponge on top.
5) Spread the rest of the icing over the cake and down the sides until fully covered and looking glorious!
We hope you enjoy this ridiculously delicious cake as much as we do and enjoy baking it in a slightly different style to normal!
Happy Baking!
xoxox
