Chocolate Illusion Cake

Name: Chocolate Illusion Cake
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 Dark Sponge; 1 Light Sponge; 2 Jars Chocolate Spread; Chocolate Decorations of your choice

Ben & Dad @BenAndDad2017

London

I’m going to teach you the easy but effective method of creating this illusion cake, not how to make a sponge. One of my colleagues on here will give you the perfect sponge mix. All you need is 2 sponges of different colours.

Ben & Dad @BenAndDad2017

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Ingredients

1Dark Sponge
1Light Sponge
2 JarsChocolate Spread
Chocolate Decorations of your choice

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Steps

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Repeat this with both sponges
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Using a long sharp knife, carefully slice the sponge into 3 equal slices
3

Look around your kitchen for 2-3 round items to use as a cutting guide. I’ve simply used a saucepan lid and 2 different sized cutters.
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Lay your first slice on a chopping board and using your biggest disc, cut around the layer using a sharp vegetable knife. Then repeat with your smaller shapes. Do this to both a dark and light slice.
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Now remove the outer ring of both slices and swap them and repeat with the other rings. (This is where pictures are helpful.
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Once you’ve cut and swapped alternate rings on both slices, it’s time to start building. Spread a layer of chocolate spread over the first layer, then pick up the other complete set of rings and lay it on top.
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Repeat the above process with the other 4 slices but on the final layer, do not put anything on the top just yet.
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You will have quite a huge cake but we want it to bond. To do this place the cake tin ring around the cake and fasten, cover with cling film then weight the top. I used a baking tray and a saucepan of cold water. This process will adhere the layers fully. I left mine overnight but 2 hours will be long enough.
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Now decorate at will. I simply used Chocolate Spread and melted chocolate.
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At this stage your guests will just think it’s a normal chocolate cake, until it’s cut. Then watch their faces.
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No matter where the cake is cut, you will end up with a mind boggling slice of squares from a round cake. Keep the secret, it’s just a hack. As ever, enjoy.