I baked up a storm in the kitchen today, making goodies to sell at the Year 6 Bake Sale tomorrow. We do one annually to raise money for charity and as I organise it, it's only fair that I contribute. This year I was tossing up what to make, but in the end I went for an Easter theme. You can see the other Easter bakes here.
Last year I made this same cake, it's my 'go to' chocolate bundt cake; my absolute favourite! This year I made the icing white (yellow last year and I just couldn't get past the brown/yellow combo which I have always disliked!) and it is soooo much nicer. A simple icing sugar/water glaze, a few chopped Cadbury's Creme Eggs on top and away we go!
I won't write out the whole recipe again, but if you want it, you can find the cake recipe here.
I let it cool in the tin for about 20 mins before inverting onto a rack and allowing to cool. Once cool, I sliced the uneven top off to give a flat bottom.
I didn't measure the icing, I simple sifted an amount of icing sugar, added some water, slowly so it doesn't get too runny and then poured it over the top. I used 3 large creme eggs, cut in half, and dotted a few of the smaller ones in between. It was really so simple.
I love the filling oozing out......
This cake keeps fresh in an airtight container for at least a week (if it lasts that long!)
Notes:
- I always use a cake release spray when using bundt tins, and the cakes come out perfectly, ever single time.
- When cutting the creme eggs, don't worry if they are uneven, broken and oozing filling, it all adds to the charm.
Happy Easter!
This cake has my name ALL over it. Wow! You had me at Creme Egg! Looks amazing Kris :).
ReplyDeleteLol it's a winner all round! Thank you.
DeleteIt is very delicious! I often find chocolate cakes too dry, but yours is a great recipe. I made a chocolate caramel ombre cake yesterday and the chocolate layer came out really moist and squishy - it had ground almonds and natural yoghurt in it which must have been the reason! Must give you the recipe!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gabi - I really love this as it's always so fresh even days later. Glad you got to have some this week!! We really must get a baking club going!
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