A rich chocolate cake with melted dark chocolate (use milk chocolate if you like – totally not precious here!) I split the mixture into 2 cake tins and then sliced them in half making a 4 tier cake. Filled in with plenty of white chocolate frosting and completely covered in approximately 34 Kit Kat fingers, One bag of Aero Mint Balls, One bag of Maltesers and One bag of White Chocolate Buttons. I MAY have bought some spare chocolate packs just to make sure we had enough – I’m sure you understand!
ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE FROSTING
| Serves | 10+ |
| Prep time | 1 hour |
| Cook time | 45 minutes |
| Total time | 1 hour, 45 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Serve Cold |
| Occasion | Birthday Party, Casual Party |
INGREDIENTS
- 300 + 220g Butter
- 300g Soft Dark Brown Sugar
- 6 Eggs (Separated)
- 2 + 1 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 300g Self Raising Flour
- 200g White Chocolate (Melted)
- 350g Icing Sugar
- 100g Dark Brown Chocolate (I use 85% cocoa and melt at 10 second intervals in the microwave)
- 2 tablespoons Double Cream
DIRECTIONS
| Chocolate Cake | |
| 1. | |
| Preheat the oven to 160C and line 2 x 8″ cake tins with baking parchment | |
| 2. | |
| Using an electric mixer on a medium setting, whisk the first lot of butter and dark brown sugar together until pale and fluffy | |
| 3. | |
| Add in the egg yolks and 2 teaspoon of vanilla extract gradually until fully combined | |
| 4. | |
| Stir in the melted dark chocolate | |
| 5. | |
| Fold in the flour, until just coming together | |
| 6. | |
| Whisk the egg whites until you have stiff peaks and fold into the cake mixture gently to keep as much of the air as possible | |
| 7. | |
| Separate the cake mixture between the 2 tins and bake for 45-55 minutes until a skewer comes out clean | |
| 8. | |
| Once cooked, remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack. When cool, cut the cakes into 2 halves – If you are not confident about slicing the cakes in half (across) then it is fine to leave as 2 whole cakes | |
| White Chocolate Frosting | |
| 9. | |
| Meanwhile, melt the white chocolate at 10 second intervals in the microwave and leave to cool slightly | |
| 10. | |
| Mix together the remaining butter and the icing sugar in an electric mixer and add the white chocolate and remaining vanilla. | |
| 11. | |
| Add in the double cream. If the frosting is not as stiff as you would like or it is a particularly hot day, you may need to add more icing sugar | |
| 12. | |
| Stack the cooled cakes, spreading a layer of frosting between each layer and fill in any gaps with remaining frosting | |
| 13. | |
| Stick Kit Kats around the sides of the cake until you meet up – You may need to add extra frosting to help a couple of them stick – this cake is perfect for disguising any lumps and bumps in cake (I also turn the top tier of cake upside down for a flatter surface) | |
| 14. | |
| I made 6 segments and separated them with matchmakers but just us whatever you have – Extra Kit Kats will do but they will be thicker | |
| 15. | |
| Fill in the segments with whatever chocolates you prefer and consume within 2 days – Keep in the fridge if you have room! | |
Lots of chocolate makes it my kind of cake!
Thanks Louise! Glad you like it! x
This cake is all kinds of awesome 🙂 I love the kitkats round the edge, such a cute idea! Happy birthday to the birthday girl, I’m sure she loved her cake 🙂
Thanks Emma – The KitKats hide a multitude of wobbly frosting! x
Yum it looks so good and I think I’d sit there just picking all the chocolate balls off 🙂
Erm we *might* have nibbled quite a few! x
what a great cake! I bet your daughter loved it. Thanks for a great roundup, loving the new Cheesy Bites section 🙂
Thanks Lucy – Was delighted with the Cheesy section. Vi loved her cake x
WOW that really is the ultimate chocolate birthday cake! Love it! x x
Thanks Suzanne! Tasted alright too x
yes please!!! looks amazing x
Anytime Jenny – Just pop round. I think you are ‘only’ 7 hours away x
An amazing cake. Your daughter must have been very happy 🙂
#serenata
She was, Thanks Kim x
As always that cake looks AMAZING. I love the kit-kat edges too!
Thanks Erin – I think KitKats are the way forward in cake decorating. Saves hours of work x
I can feel my clothes tightening just looking at that cake but it’s a great one for the kids and parents can just steal the odd Kit-Kat 😉 #TefalGiveaway
Definitely an elasticated waist cake! x
Oh wow! That was so worth waiting for, lucky girl and all your family and friends who got to eat it!
Thanks Janice – We enjoyed quite a bit of the cake x
What a beautiful cake! #serenata
Thanks Keshia x
Its my birthday coming up and I have found my cake #serenata
Bless you – Are you going to make it? Happy birthday x
This looks absolutely amazing, I just need the occasion to try it now! #serenata
I’d absolutely love this for my birthday next month, now to find someone to make it for me 🙂 #Tefalgiveaway
Go on, have a go yourself! Happy birthday x
Oh drool…
That is all… wow.
Cake!
Diet over… .:P
Ah diets, who needs em?! x
Ultimate indeed! #chromecast
Thanks Paul x
Oh my word look at that cake. I think I’d eat myself sick on it haha! What a creation.
Thanks Isabel – Its worth feeling sick over x
What an amazing looking cake! Glad she enjoyed Wicked, think it’s my favourite show I’ve seen as an adult, can’t wait until my daughter is old enough to take along to see it too. #recipeoftheweek
Violet loved Wicked – she’s so cool to go to watch something with x
This looks amazing!! I think I’ll have to try to make it for myself
Ooh have a go Becky! Enjoy eating the spare chocolate x
Shut.the.front.door. KitKat is my favourite chocolate bar…this is an insane cake…insane! In a good way 😉
.:Marta:.
Insane is a good word Marta – I felt a bit insane buying all the chocolate for it x
I am so impressed by your baking skills! The way you decorate your cakes is really professional. They really are beautiful!
Oh thank you Alida – very lovely comment x
Love these kind of cakes…do one similar myself but am going to try your sponge recipe and the white chocolate filling…yummy
Thanks for including my cookies in the round-up, the chocolate cake looks lovely 🙂
What a fab cake! How do you resist eating the decorations before you’re done? LOL #Tefalgiveaway
That cake looks amazing! #Tefalgiveaway
#tefalgiveaway That cake looks amazing, going to give it a go next weekend
nice bites
#Tefalgiveaway nice bites
That is AMAZING! #Balsamic 🙂