"monday's chocolate surprise cake"

Name: "Monday's Chocolate Surprise Cake"
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: UK/Ireland
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) butter, unsalted; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 4 - eggs separated; 1 1/3 cup(s) self raising flour; 2 tablespoon(s) corn starch; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 2 tablespoon(s) cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 3/4 cup(s) grated chocolate; 1 - tub of chocolate frosting; 500 milliliter(s) heavy cream, cold; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 tablespoon(s) confectioners' sugar

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k r

BLUEBELL, AL

Updated on Jan 8, 2014

This is my go to chocolate cake recipe. I always seem to make it on Monday's for the kids as a treat to start the week. We don't have much cakes mixes here in Ireland so you have to make it from scratch but its worth it! P.s the surprise is what types of chocolates I put on top of the cake. I always use the kids favorites

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 35 Min

method Bake

yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 cup butter, unsalted
3/4 cup sugar
4 - eggs separated
1 1/3 cups self raising flour
2 tablespoons corn starch
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup grated chocolate
1 - tub of chocolate frosting
500 milliliters heavy cream, cold
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

How To Make "monday's chocolate surprise cake"

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease 2 8x2 inch cake pans buttered and lined with parchment

Step 2

Beat the butter for 1 min until creamy and gradually beat in the sugar
Step 3

Beat the egg whites until stiff. Stir the egg yolks, and vanilla into the butter and sugar mixture.
Step 4

Sieve the flour, cocoa powder ,cornstarch and baking powder into the mixture and stir to combine. Fold in the egg whites and mix gently. Pour batter equally in to two cake pans and bake for 35-40 mins or until sponge springs back. leave to cool
Step 5

Whip the heavy cream and confectioners sugar in a bowl, add tsp vanilla ,
Step 6

Spread cream and some of the frosting on cakes and sandwich together
Step 7

Spread the remainder of the cream on the sides of the cake. Cover the sides in grated chocolate and cover the top with chocolate frosting. Decorate with some chocolate candys .Refrigerate for 15mins before serving. Enjoy
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