Heavenly chocolate cake

Every birthday in the family is special, that is why I always bake my kids and hubby's b.day cakes every year.My hubby turned 40 this year and this is what I came up with.All the effort I put in this cake was worth it, hubby was over the moon #bakeoff #teamchocolate #deathbychocolate
Heavenly chocolate cake
Every birthday in the family is special, that is why I always bake my kids and hubby's b.day cakes every year.My hubby turned 40 this year and this is what I came up with.All the effort I put in this cake was worth it, hubby was over the moon #bakeoff #teamchocolate #deathbychocolate
Steps
- 1
Preheat the oven at 180 °C. Grease or line 2 round baking tins. Sift the dry ingredients (cake flour, bicarb soda, baking powder, salt, cocoa powder, sugar) for the cake into a bowl. Separately add the eggs, vanilla, oil and milk into a bowl and beat well. Add to the dry ingredients and lightly mix through. Add the hot coffee and mix till smooth.
- 2
Pour the batter into the pans and bake for 20/25 mins inserting a toothpick in the middle to check if done. Leave the cake to cool, cover with wax paper and freeze
- 3
Write your numbers down on wax paper. Melt the chocolate and fill the numbers using a piping bag or teaspoon. Apply enough chocolate to make thick numbers. Place toothpicks at the bottom and cover the top with chocolate. Decorate as desired and leave it to set. Melt chocolate for the strawberries and dip them as desired, decorate with edible glitter.
- 4
Prepare the buttercream by adding all ingredients (icing sugar, butter, cocoa powder, milk) together, mix till smooth. Take the cake out and apply a thin layer of buttercream on 1 cake layer, add the other layer on top. Ice the sides of the cake and smooth it out. Place the cake in the freezer.
- 5
Prepare the ganache by melting the butter in a pot, add the milk than chocolate pieces. Stir till the chocolate melts and leave it to thicken slightly. Take the cake out and drip the cake sides with ganache by using a spoon or piping bag. Spread the rest of the ganache on the top of the cake. Add the deco for the cake as desired, insert your numbers and place the strawberries. Leave the cake to set and enjoy.
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