Chocolate cake tips and recipes please! (merged)

Feisty_Fairy

The chocolate yoghurt cake looks interesting! May try that one, any other ideas?

twink

mary berrys chocolate cake

in a bowl mix 1 rounded tablespoon cocoa with 2 tbsps hot water, let it cool

then add to the bowl
4oz soft marg
4oz sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
4oz self raising flour
1 level tsp baking powder

beat well for 2 minutes, divide between two lined 7 inch cake tins and smooth the top
bake 180oc gas 4 25-30 mins

turn the sponges out to cool, removing the paper
when completely cold sandwich with cream or buttercream

mix 3oz soft marg with 8oz icing sugar, beat well and use to fill the cake

its best if you can use two deepish tins as the cakes will rise better

mae

Someone on here made a hedge hog cake covered it with chocolate icing and used chocolate buttons too it was really good and very simple I'm sure someone on here will find a link for you as I've no idea how to do it sorry.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=421313&highlight=hedgehog

I've just tried a link I hope this works?? And if you click on www.parsleysoup.co.uk there is a picture of one.

HTH

mookybargirl

I made this cake last year and it was yummy.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=776545#post776545

I used the Choc Fudge cake topping too and it was to die for and really low fat of course :rolleyes:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=533950&postcount=138

My OH birthday is coming up next week :think: maybe just maybe :rotfl:

mrbadexample

thriftmonster wrote: »

If you look on the board for Mr bad examples choc yoghurt cake, it's lovely and very easy.

Cheers tm....I have to say that this is pretty bombproof as a recipe (as long as you don't microwave it! :rolleyes:), and could easily be tarted up with a bit of icing / cream filling or whatnot.

moanymoany

I would go for Twink's recipe. It is a pound cake which means equal quantities - 2 oz of SR flour, sugar, butter or marge, to 1 egg. Make sure the egg and butter have been out of the fridge for an hour or so, especially the butter to make sure it's really soft.

Bung it all in together with the flavour you want and mix it up well.

Fantastic! :j

Ge the kids to make Twink's hobnobs. Easy as pie and they will just luuurve them.

Feisty_Fairy

Hi again all!

I think i am going to make the choc yoghurt cake and then decorate it and make it into a hedgehog, my DS saw the piccies on the link and wants one with a baby one too!:p

Thanks for all your help guys, i will refer back to this thread again for more ideas in the future, now im off to have a look at Twinks homemead hob nobs!:T

I WILL keep my boys busy during the holidays!:D

Thanks again!

Feisty!

amanda40

Friend made chocolate cake for her son last week - done a Victoria sponge, sandwiched with cream and jam and covered in chocolate fudge icing. She then made out his name in White maltesers and had then alternated with chocolate buttons all the way round. She made it swiss roll tin size so there was enough for everyone....

Feisty_Fairy

HELP!!!!:eek: Just been and bought all ingredients and noticed my cake tin is 7 inches and i dont have any greaseproof paper!!!!!:mad: Will it it still work or am i doomed????

shell2001

I never use greaseproof paper. Just grease the tin then put 1/2 teaspoon of flour in and pat it round until all the greased areas are covered. Turn it upside down over the sink and tap the bottom so all loose flour is removed, then put cake mix in as normal - never had one stick yet!