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Chocolate Layer Cake

Name: Chocolate Layer Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 3 ½ cups Edmonds Standard Grade Flour; 1 cup cocoa powder; 4 tsp Edmonds Baking Powder; 2 cups Chelsea White Sugar; 250g butter; 4 TbspChelsea Golden Syrup; 4 eggs; 3 cups (750ml) Meadow Fresh Original Milk; 4 tsp Edmonds Baking Soda; 2 tsp vanilla essence; Chocolate Buttercream Icing; 400g butter, softened; 3 ¾ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar (560g); ¼ cup cocoa powder (20g); ½ cup (125ml) Meadow Fresh Original Milk; 2 tsp vanilla essence

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Preparation

45 mins

Bake

50 mins

Difficulty

Moderate

Servings

This is one seriously impressive, large cake. Perfect for parties and special occasions.

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Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

3 ½ cups Edmonds Standard Grade Flour
1 cup cocoa powder
4 tsp Edmonds Baking Powder
2 cups Chelsea White Sugar
250g butter
4 TbspChelsea Golden Syrup
4 eggs
3 cups (750ml) Meadow Fresh Original Milk
4 tsp Edmonds Baking Soda
2 tsp vanilla essence

Chocolate Buttercream Icing

400g butter, softened
3 ¾ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar (560g)
¼ cup cocoa powder (20g)
½ cup (125ml) Meadow Fresh Original Milk
2 tsp vanilla essence

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Reviews

15

What did you think of this recipe?

Louise Scott

Fabulous cake. Made for a 5year olds birthday cake. Would make again & a copy is in my book.

Monica

Made this cake it was beautiful for our grandson.Then used the construction cake as his cake and used that butter icing for the icing ,It was so easy and got lots of praise .thanks Chelsea

Jane

Love this! Made it for my kids and was a big hit. All of them loved it.

Leanne Baker

Looks good however I can't find anywhere that sells that icing sugar and the raspberry flavored icing sugar Chelsea produced. They are good products

lizzy

yummmmm

Mary

Took some time and preparation, but tasted delicious. I'd make it again.

Nikki

Love to try this cake! Can I use high grade flour for this one?Chelsea Sugar:Yes, you can use Edmonds High Grade Flour.

Tania

I made this for my grandson's 6th birthday. He loved it. It was very moist.

Best cake I've ever made!

Micah

Absolutely amazing!Made it for my friends 30th and everyone loved it. I also added a chocolate drizzle and hokey pokey on top (mainly for aesthetic) which worked really well.

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C bake. Grease and line 2 x 20cm round cake tins (6cm deep).

Sift Edmonds Standard Grade Flour, cocoa and Edmonds Baking Powder into a large bowl. Mix in Chelsea White Sugar. Set aside. Melt Tararua Butter and Chelsea Golden Syrup together. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, Meadow Fresh Original Milk, Edmonds Baking Soda and vanilla.

Add the Tararua Butter and Meadow Fresh Original Milk mixtures to dry ingredients and beat to combine. Divide equally between the prepared tins and bake for 40-50 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in tins for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Chocolate Buttercream Icing : Beat Tararua Butter with an electric mixer until pale. Sift in Chelsea Icing Sugar and cocoa powder. Add Meadow Fresh Original Milk and vanilla essence and beat slowly until incorporated. Increase speed and beat for a few minutes until smooth and creamy.

Trim and level the top of each cake, then cut each cake in half horizontally to form 4 layers. Place first layer on a board or plate. Spread buttercream icing evenly on top of the bottom layer and place the second layer on top. Repeat with the third layer. Place the fourth and final cake layer on top upside-down, so that the bottom of the cake layer becomes the top of the cake.

Coat top and sides of cake with a thin layer of buttercream icing. Place in fridge to chill for 30 minutes, then coat with a second layer of buttercream. Decorate as desired.

Chelsea Products in Recipe

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Reviews

15

What did you think of this recipe?

Louise Scott

Fabulous cake. Made for a 5year olds birthday cake. Would make again & a copy is in my book.

Monica

Made this cake it was beautiful for our grandson.Then used the construction cake as his cake and used that butter icing for the icing ,It was so easy and got lots of praise .thanks Chelsea

Jane

Love this! Made it for my kids and was a big hit. All of them loved it.

Leanne Baker

Looks good however I can't find anywhere that sells that icing sugar and the raspberry flavored icing sugar Chelsea produced. They are good products

lizzy

yummmmm

Mary

Took some time and preparation, but tasted delicious. I'd make it again.

Nikki

Love to try this cake! Can I use high grade flour for this one?Chelsea Sugar:Yes, you can use Edmonds High Grade Flour.

Tania

I made this for my grandson's 6th birthday. He loved it. It was very moist.

Best cake I've ever made!

Micah

Absolutely amazing!Made it for my friends 30th and everyone loved it. I also added a chocolate drizzle and hokey pokey on top (mainly for aesthetic) which worked really well.