Fran says “This cake was made for my friend’s little girl Grace’s 4th Birthday.  Her mum could not make the birthday cake as she was busy with a brand new baby.

The cake theme is ‘Walt Disney’s’ new movie ‘Frozen’ which I haven’t seen myself but I have heard very good reviews. The birthday girl was absolutely blown away!”

My children are very envious that we don’t have a friend like Fran.
– Helen

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Bottom cake is 2 layers vanilla cake from ‘Egmonds Cookbook’

Middle layer chocolate mudcake a recipe I created myself.

The top tier is chocolate mudcake with chocolate ganache.

 

Mudcake:

Melt together
250g dark chocolate
1 cup (250ml) strong hot coffee
1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup cocoa powder

1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs

Melt together the chocolate, coffee and vegetable oil.
In a large bowl sift the dry ingredients and then mix in the buttermilk and eggs.  Lastly mix in the cooled chocolate mixture.
Pour into a lined 24cm cake tin and bake at 180 C for approximately 50 minutes or until cake tests cooked.

 

 

 

Chocolate ganache:

300gr dark chocolate

75gr butter

100ml milk

 

Melt together and let cool.

Spread around cake and/or make a filling with it.

 

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