Happy Hippo Cake

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  Step 1

  Cream together the butter and sugar in a mixer.

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  Step 2

  Whisk in the eggs one at a time and add the vanilla.

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  Step 3

  Whisk in half of the self-raising flour, then half the milk, then the remaining flour and then the remaining milk.

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  Step 4

  Divide the batter between three greased baking tins.

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  Step 5

  Bake at 200'C for 25 minutes until golden and leave to cool.

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  Step 6

  Remove the cakes from their tins and spread the top of one cake with nutella.

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  Step 7

  Sandwich a second cake on top and spread the top with nutella.

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  Step 8

  Place the final cake on top.

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  Step 9

  Whisk together 200g with 200g butter.

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  Step 10

  Whisk in the icing sugar.

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  Step 11

  Spread the outside of the cake with two thirds of the icing.

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  Step 12

  Crush half of the hazelnuts with a mortar and pestle and dust around the outside of the cake.

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  Step 13

  Place the remaining icing into an icing bag and pipe small circles around the outer edge of the cake. Place a whole hazelnut on top of each.

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  Step 14

  Spread the remaining nutella in the middle of the cake.

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  Step 15

  Top with Happy Hippos.

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Kitty · Okotoks, Alberta, CA · 18 projects 12th July 2017

MMMM looks delish

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