Chocolate Easter Cake Recipe

Lucas went for a settling in session at his childminders yesterday so I used the time to myself to bake us an Easter cake. I frosted it once he got home though so that is a bit roughly done as he was trying to climb up my leg whilst I was doing it x

Chocolate Easter Cake

Serves 8

A scrumptious treat for the bank holiday weekend

Cake

175g margarine or softened butter

175g caster sugar

3 medium eggs

150g organic flours self-raising flour, sifted

50g of cocoa, sifted

1tsp baking powder

1tsp vanilla extract

Frosting

150g icing sugar, sifted

220g butter

70g cocoa, sifted

Topping

Mini eggs

Creme egg

Cake

Heat the oven to 180°C. Lightly grease an 8 inch round cake tin with a little butter/margarine and cut a piece of greaseproof paper to line the base of the tin.

Put all of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until smoothly combined.

Spoon the mixture into the tin, smooth the top and bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 45-50 minutes. I insert a knife in the middle to check, if it comes out clean, the cake is done. The top of the cake should also spring back when lightly pressed.

Let the cake sit in the tin for 5 minutes, then gently run a knife around the edge and turn the cake out to cool.

Frosting

Put all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and blend together using an electric whisk.

I piped the frosting onto the cake once it had cooled and finished by topping it with mini eggs and a cut up creme egg.

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