| Ingredient | Method |
| Chocolate Cake: 330g LP flour 300g caster sugar 100g Cocoa powder 3 tsp baking soda 1.5 tsp baking powder 1.5 tsp salt 3 A eggs 360ml homemade buttermilk 180ml vegetable oil 2 tsp vanilla 360ml hot coffee (2/3 tbsp coffee powder + 360ml hot water) | 1. Preheat oven to 180C degrees. Butter & flour two 7 inch square cake pans, or use non-stick spray & 1 muffin cup. 2. Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium sized bowl. Set aside. 3. Using a handheld mixer on high speed, mix the buttermilk, oil, room temperature eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl until combined. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients with the mixer on low. Add the coffee. The batter will be very thin. 4. Pour the batter into prepared muffin cup (bake for 20 minutes) and baking pans (bake for 60-80 minutes) or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool before frosting. 5. Once cakes are cool, remove cake domes from top with a large serrated knife. remark: ingredient *2 to make 10.5 inch square cake |
| Chocolate Fudge Frosting: 400g unsalted butter, softened , 300g icing sugar, sifted 80g cocoa powder, sifted 50ml hot water 90ml sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon salt 220g dark chocolate coins, melted and cooled slightly | 1. In a bowl of stand mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 6 minutes. Reduce the speed to low, and add the confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, water, sour cream, vanilla, and salt and beat until incorporated, about 1 minute. Increase the speed to medium and beat for 2 more minutes. Add the melted chocolate and beat on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. |
| Assembly 1. First cake cut into half (each 3.5"). Arrange together with 7" cake to make a big square cake (10.5"). For two cakes, use unscented floss to easily cut through cakes to make 4 layers. 2. For the two layer cakes with 7", cut 3.5"square out of top right, set aside. 3. Place one uncut 7" cake layer, two 3.5x7" rectangle cake and one 3.5" square cake on working station. Apply frosting evenly on top and side and then top with the one 7" layer with center removed, two 3.5x7" rectangle cake and one 3.5" square cake . 4. Spread frosting evenly on top and top with second layer with center removed & two 3.5x7" rectangle cake; spread 1/3 cup frosting on top. 5. Fill cake with marshmallow. Gently press marshmallow to level; top with uncut full 7" cake layer & two 3.5x7" rectangle cake; Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Other Decoration: Marshmallow Strawberry Truffles Chocolate Caramel truffles choc sunflower seed Monster Inc. Fondant White Chocolate decoration Purple Grapes | |
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