Name: Easy Chocolate Cake recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1.08 kg chocolate fudge cake mix; 1/3 cup cream; 200 g dark chocolate broken into pieces; 400 g unsalted butter softened; 2 cup icing sugar; 2 tbs cocoa powder; 200 g dark chocolate chopped; 200 ml double cream; 2 tbs unsalted butter; 400 g Crunchie chocolate honeycomb bar

by Woolworths Last updated on 09/10/2020

Whip up this easy chocolate cake to satisfy choccy cravings this Easter. - Woolworths

Ingredients

1.08 kg Betty Crocker chocolate fudge cake mix

Buttercream

1/3 cup cream
200 g dark chocolate broken into pieces
400 g unsalted butter softened
2 cup icing sugar
2 tbs cocoa powder

Ganache glaze

200 g dark chocolate chopped
200 ml double cream
2 tbs unsalted butter
400 g Crunchie chocolate honeycomb bar

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease 2 x 20cm round cake pans. Prepare cake mixes following packet directions, divide between pans and bake until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool.
Step 2

Meanwhile, prepare buttercream: heat cream and chocolate in a saucepan over medium heat until melted and smooth.
Step 3

Beat butter until pale and creamy. Sift icing sugar and cocoa together in a bowl. Gradually add icing sugar mixture to the butter and beat until combined. Beat in cooled chocolate mixture until thick.
Step 4

To prepare glaze; place chocolate and cream in a heatproof bowl. Sit on top of a saucepan of simmering water and stir until smooth and glossy. Add butter and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and leave to cool, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened.
Step 5

Turn cakes out onto a wire rack. Trim tops. Cut each cake in half horizontally. Spread tops of 3 cakes with a little buttercream and layer on top of each other. Finish with remaining layer. Cover top and sides of cake with buttercream.
Step 6

Crush chocolate bars and press over top and sides of cake. Drizzle with ganache. Slice and serve.