Triple Chocolate Easter Cake Dessert, Occasion 80 mins Download Download Ingredients Ingredients − 1 cake + 210 g flour 400 g sugar 90 g cocoa powder 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 2 tsp instant coffee powder 2 eggs 240 ml buttermilk 120 ml vegetable oil 1 tbsp vanilla extract Avonmore Fresh Cream For The Filling 25 g dark chocolate, roughly chopped 200 g icing sugar, sifted 100 g butter, softened 1/2 tsp vanilla extract For The Topping 200 ml Avonmore Fresh Cream 200 g dark chocolate, chopped Mini speckled chocolate Easter eggs Instructions 1.Preheat the oven to 180˚C/160˚C fan/gas mark 6 and grease and line two 20cm cake tins. 2.Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and coffee powder into a mixing bowl. 3.In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract. Gradually beat into the flour mixture until combined. 4.Transfer to the prepared tins and bake for 30-40 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tins for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. 5.Melt the dark chocolate for the filling in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Remove from the heat and stir until smooth. Leave to cool slightly. 6.Beat the icing sugar and butter together until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla and cooled chocolate until smooth. 7.Heat the Avonmore Fresh Cream in a saucepan over a low heat. When bubbles start to form at the sides, remove it from the heat and pour it over the chopped chocolate, stirring until smooth. 8.Place one of the cooled cakes on a wire rack over a baking tray. Pour over the smooth chocolate topping, spreading it to the sides. 9.Place the other cake on a serving plate. Pipe the fluffy buttercream filling over in dollops. Place the other cake with the chocolate topping on top. Decorate with mini speckled chocolate eggs and serve with Avonmore Fresh Cream. Instructions 1.Preheat the oven to 180˚C/160˚C fan/gas mark 6 and grease and line two 20cm cake tins. 2.Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and coffee powder into a mixing bowl. 3.In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract. Gradually beat into the flour mixture until combined. 4.Transfer to the prepared tins and bake for 30-40 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tins for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. 5.Melt the dark chocolate for the filling in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Remove from the heat and stir until smooth. Leave to cool slightly. 6.Beat the icing sugar and butter together until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla and cooled chocolate until smooth. 7.Heat the Avonmore Fresh Cream in a saucepan over a low heat. When bubbles start to form at the sides, remove it from the heat and pour it over the chopped chocolate, stirring until smooth. 8.Place one of the cooled cakes on a wire rack over a baking tray. Pour over the smooth chocolate topping, spreading it to the sides. 9.Place the other cake on a serving plate. Pipe the fluffy buttercream filling over in dollops. Place the other cake with the chocolate topping on top. Decorate with mini speckled chocolate eggs and serve with Avonmore Fresh Cream. Related Recipes From family favourites to decadent desserts, explore our recipes Dessert Raspberry, Almond and White Chocolate Trifle Dessert Roulade with Strawberries & Cream Filling Dessert Baileys Hot Chocolate View All Recipes
