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Scrummy Chocolate Cake

Super scrummy chocolate celebration cake

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/scrummy-chocolate-cake • Posted by Woo

This cake goes down a treat with my work people. I make one for everyones birthday. Its extremely rich and is a total winner. You can also make the chocolate balls on their own.

You will need

Project Budget
Reasonably Priced

Time

3 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

This cake goes down a treat with my work people. I make one for everyones birthday. Its extremely rich and is a total winner. You can also make the chocolate balls on their own.

Instructions

  1. Firstly, bake 2 of the cake mixes as per instructions

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    Cut each cake in half and fill with buttercream, then stack the two cakes on top of each other and again fill with buttercream.

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    Cover the outside of the cake in buttercream (smooth to form a base for decoration). Then using a piping bag and star nozzle create rows of stars until just the sides are covered.

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    To make balls on top: Bake the last packet of cake mix. Once cooked allow to cool. As soon as it is cool crumble into a bowl and add about 1-2 tablespoons of buttercream until it forms a firm dough. Roll into balls and dip in melted chocolate. Place on a sheet of non stick paper and decorate with sprinkles. Leave to set.

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    Once the chocolate balls have set place on the top of cake (you wont have used all the balls so set the spares to once side for a sneaky treat!)If needed secure them with a blob of buttercream.

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    Prep: lay grease proof paper over a flat baking tray. Melt the white chocolate in a bowl over a pan of hot water. Once melted pour into a piping bag. Pipe around the bottom of the cake. Now create any addtional details. I like to pipe numbers onto the baking tray so that they can go into the freezer then stuck onto the cake.

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    Your cake is now complete :) Enjoy!