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Chocolate Layer Cake
Chocolate Layer Cake
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Chocolate Layer Cake

4.7
45 mins
50 mins
Moderate
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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 

Chelsea Products in Recipe

Golden Syrup

Golden Syrup

Chelsea Golden Syrup in the...
White Sugar

White Sugar

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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
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