Name: We are drooling over this Nutella Choc-Extreme Cake
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8-10
Ingredients: ½ cup cocoa powder; 225g butter, softened; 1½ cups caster sugar; 3 eggs; 2 cups plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; ⅔ cup milk; ¾ cup Nutella; Assorted chocolates, to decorate (see Tip); CHOCOLATE FROSTING; 250g butter, softened; 1½ cups icing sugar mixture; 180g block dark chocolate, melted, cooled

We are drooling over this Nutella Choc-Extreme Cake

It's the dessert to end all desserts!

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Serves 8-10

Prep

50M

Cook

25M

Resting

10M

Total

1H 15M

TIP – Can be made a day ahead, store in an airtight container. We decorated with Ferrero Rochers and chopped Picnic, Snickers and Toblerone.

Ingredients

½ cup cocoa powder

225g butter, softened

1½ cups caster sugar

3 eggs

2 cups plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

⅔ cup milk

¾ cup Nutella

Assorted chocolates, to decorate (see Tip)

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

250g butter, softened

1½ cups icing sugar mixture

180g block dark chocolate, melted, cooled

Method

Step 1.

Grease two 22cm round cake pans. Line bases and sides with baking paper.

Step 2.

Combine ⅔ cup boiling water and cocoa in a jug. Whisk until smooth. Cool.

Step 3.

Beat butter and sugar in large bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Reduce speed to low. Gradually, beat in cocoa mixture until combined. Mixture will look curdled at this stage.

Step 4.

Fold in sifted flour, baking powder and soda with milk in two batches until combined. Spoon evenly into prepared pans. Smooth over tops.

Step 5.

Cook in a 160°C preheated oven for about 25 mins, or until a skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 10 mins before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.

Step 6.

To make frosting, beat butter in small bowl of electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar until smooth. Beat in melted chocolate until combined.

Step 7.

Place one layer of cake on a serving plate. Spread over Nutella, then 1 cup of frosting. Place remaining cake on top. Spread remaining frosting over top and side of cake. Decorate with chocolates.

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