Easter Chocolate Fudge Traybake

Mon, 11 April 2022

Easter Chocolate Fudge Traybake

Chocolate Cale Ingredients:
? 250g dark Chocolate
? 250g butter
? 125ml of boiling water
? 1 tsp instant coffee
? 200g plain flour
? 50g Cocoa powder
? 1/2 tsp bread soda
? 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
? 250g Caster Sugar
? 250g light brown sugar
? 100ml Buttermilk
? 4 eggs

Fudge Icing ingredients:
? 300g dark chocolate (you can use milk chocolate if you prefer)
? 150g butter
? 100g icing sugar
? 20g cocoa powder


Method:
? preheat your oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
? In a microwaveable bowl melt together the dark chocolate and butter.
? In a measuring jug pour the instant coffee into the boiling water and mix, add this to the melted chocolate and butter mix and stir until smooth.
? In a separate large bowl combine all your dry ingredients, flour, cocoa powder, bread soda, baking powder, caster sugar and light brown sugar.
? Mix the eggs with the buttermilk and add to the dry mix along with the chocolate mix and combine.
? Pour the cake batter into a lined rectangular cake tin (13”x9”).
? Bake for 40-50 minutes.
? Once baked allow to cool for 15 minutes in the tin and then remove from tin to cool fully.
? To make the fudge icing, melt together the chocolate and butter over a bain marie or in the microwave.
? Once melted sift in the icing sugar and cocoa powder, use an electric mixer and mix until smooth, if the icing is to thick add a drop of milk.
? When the cake is complete cooled spread the fudge icing over the top with a palette knife, add some sprinkles and chopped mini eggs or your favourite Easter chocolates to decorate.
? Cut into squares and ENJOY!!