Name: Easter chocolate truffle cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 150ml sunflower oil or groundnut oil, plus extra for greasing; 175g self-raising flour plus extra for dusting; 4 tbsp cocoa powder; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 140g golden caster sugar; 2 tbsp golden syrup; 2 eggs; 150ml full-fat milk; 125ml double cream; 1 tbsp soft butter; 140g dark chocolate (about 70% cocoa solids); 4 tbsp raspberry jam or apricot jam; 100g milk chocolate broken into chunks; 1 tsp soft butter; 50g digestive biscuits; 2-3 tbsp coloured or chocolate sprinkles

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Easter chocolate truffle cake

Easter chocolate truffle cake

Jo Pratt

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Serves 10 - 12

Easy

Prep: 45 mins

Cook: 40 mins

plus cooling

A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.13 ratingsRate

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More child-friendly than a simnel cake, this Easter extravagance is made with chocolate and truffles instead of marzipan

Freezable (sponge only)

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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For the cake

150ml sunflower oil

or groundnut oil, plus extra for greasing
175g self-raising flour

plus extra for dusting
4 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
140g golden caster sugar
2 tbsp golden syrup
2 eggs
150ml full-fat milk

For the icing and filling

125ml double cream
1 tbsp soft butter
140g dark chocolate

(about 70% cocoa solids)
4 tbsp raspberry jam

or apricot jam

For the truffles

100g milk chocolate

broken into chunks
1 tsp soft butter
50g digestive biscuits
2-3 tbsp coloured or chocolate sprinkles

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Nutrition: per serving (12)

kcal478
fat30g
saturates12g
carbs43g
sugars28g
fibre3g
protein6g
salt0.6g

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease two 20cm cake tins and dust with flour. Tip all the cake ingredients into a large bowl and beat well with an electric hand whisk or wooden spoon to give a smooth, thick batter consistency.
step 2

Divide the mixture between the tins and bake in the oven for 30-35 mins until it springs back to the touch and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tins for about 10 mins, then turn out onto a wire rack.
step 3

Meanwhile, make the truffles. In a bowl, gently melt the milk chocolate in the microwave or over a pan of simmering water. Stir in the butter. Put the biscuits in a sandwich bag and crush them to fine crumbs by bashing with a rolling pin. Mix into the chocolate and chill in the fridge for about 20 mins. When chilled, roll into 11 even-sized balls with your hands. Coat in sprinkles and set aside.
step 4

For the icing, pour the cream into a saucepan and place over a medium heat. Once hot, stir in the butter until melted. Break the chocolate into small pieces, tip into a medium bowl and pour over the hot cream mixture. Stir well until the chocolate melts into the cream. Cool for about 30 mins.
step 5

Once the cake is completely cool, sandwich the two sponges together with the jam in the middle. Spread the top and sides with the icing. Finish by placing the truffles around the outside of the cake.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2016

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