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Easter Chocolate Cake

Easter Chocolate Cake

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Prep Time
Preparation Time
10 mins
Cook Time
Cooking Time
25-30 mins
Serves
Serves
10-12

This charming Easter cake is a true springtime showstopper! Soft, light, and beautifully decorated with a delightful broken Easter egg on top.

  • Ingredients

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  • 190g Glutafin Gluten Free Select Multipurpose White Mix
    60g cocoa powder
    ¾ tsp of gluten free baking powder
    1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
    ½ tsp salt
    225g light brown sugar
    2 medium eggs
    65g sunflower oil
    150g Soured Cream
    150g whole milk
    Chocolate Buttercream
    200g unsalted butter softened
    300g icing sugar
    40g Cocoa powder
    65ml milk

    Your choice of chocolatey toppings!

  • Method

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  • 1. Preheat the oven to 180c/160C Fan/Gas Mark 4.

    2. Lightly grease a 20x30cm traybake tin and line with baking parchment letting it hang

    over the sides to ease removal.

    3. Sift together the flour mix, cocoa powder, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, sugar

    and salt into a large bowl. Mix to combine.

    4. Pour in the oil, sour cream, milk and add the eggs.

    5. Whisk everything together until smooth.

    6. Pour into the tin and level out.

    7. Bake for 25-30 mins or until the cake springs back when touched.

    8. Allow to cool in the tin and then lift out using the parchment.

    Buttercream

    1. Place softened butter in mixer and mix on high speed for 2-3 minutes.

    2. Add half the icing sugar and cocoa powder and 1tbsp milk. Mix for 2-3 minutes.

    3. Add the other half of icing sugar and cocoa powder and 1 tbsp milk. Mix for 2-3

    minutes.

    4. Add more milk if required to reach the desired consistency and mix for 5 minutes.

    5. Pipe or spread on the cake and decorate with chocolate/Easter decorations

    Keeps: For a week wrapped well in a tin

    For a month wrapped well and frozen uniced

     

Easter Chocolate Cake
Preparation Time - 10 mins | Cooking Time - 25-30 mins | Serves - 10-12

Ingredients

190g Glutafin Gluten Free Select Multipurpose White Mix
60g cocoa powder
¾ tsp of gluten free baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp salt
225g light brown sugar
2 medium eggs
65g sunflower oil
150g Soured Cream
150g whole milk
Chocolate Buttercream
200g unsalted butter softened
300g icing sugar
40g Cocoa powder
65ml milk

Your choice of chocolatey toppings!

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180c/160C Fan/Gas Mark 4.

2. Lightly grease a 20x30cm traybake tin and line with baking parchment letting it hang

over the sides to ease removal.

3. Sift together the flour mix, cocoa powder, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, sugar

and salt into a large bowl. Mix to combine.

4. Pour in the oil, sour cream, milk and add the eggs.

5. Whisk everything together until smooth.

6. Pour into the tin and level out.

7. Bake for 25-30 mins or until the cake springs back when touched.

8. Allow to cool in the tin and then lift out using the parchment.

Buttercream

1. Place softened butter in mixer and mix on high speed for 2-3 minutes.

2. Add half the icing sugar and cocoa powder and 1tbsp milk. Mix for 2-3 minutes.

3. Add the other half of icing sugar and cocoa powder and 1 tbsp milk. Mix for 2-3

minutes.

4. Add more milk if required to reach the desired consistency and mix for 5 minutes.

5. Pipe or spread on the cake and decorate with chocolate/Easter decorations

Keeps: For a week wrapped well in a tin

For a month wrapped well and frozen uniced

 

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