Malted Chocolate Cake

• Produce

  • 1 Lemon thyme, leaves

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 2 Chocolate bunnies
  • 3/4 cup Cocoa
  • 4 cups Confectioners' sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups Flour
  • 2 cups Granulated sugar
  • 9 oz Milk chocolate, good-quality
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 Pinch Salt
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract, pure

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/2 cup Oil

• Drinks

  • 1/2 cup Chocolate ovaltine or malted milk, powder

• Dairy

  • 2 1/4 cups Butter, unsalted
  • 1/4 cup Creme fraiche or sour cream
  • 1/3 cup Double cream/whipping cream
  • 1 cup Whole milk

• Other

  • bunting

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Description

Ingredients

• 1¾ cups/220 g flour
• ¾ cup/90 g cocoa
• 2 cups/400 g granulated sugar
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• 1½ tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs, large
• 1 cup/ 250 ml whole milk
• ½ cup/ 125 ml oil
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2¼ cups (510 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 4 cups (500 g) confectioners sugar
• ½ cup chocolate Ovaltine or malted milk powder of your choice
• ⅓ cup (80 ml) double cream/whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• ¼ cup (60 ml) creme fraiche or sour cream
• 9 ounces (265 g) good quality milk chocolate
• 2 chocolate bunnies
• lemon thyme leaves
• bunting

Directions

• Preheat your oven to 350 F/180 C, butter and line 3 8/20cm cake pans with parchment paper.
• Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl until combined. In a separate bowl mix eggs, milk, oil and vanilla essence. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones and beat with an electric mixer until well incorporated.
• Divide evenly among 3 pans and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. I bakes 2 layers together and then the third one later.
• Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove cakes from the pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Combine all ingredients except melted chocolate in a food processor and pulse until well combined. Take the lid off and check to make sure the ingredients on the bottom are well incorporated, use a spatula to mix them in if necessary.
• Add melted chocolate and pulse a few more times until the frosting is creamy and spreadable.
• Use immediately to fill the layers and cover the cake.
• Decorate with a sprinkling of lemon thyme leaves for the grass and ivy on a side and place chocolate bunnies on top.