Matilda The Musical is running a Matilda Bake Off competition this week! So why not get yourself, friends or even the children in the kitchen and bake something delicious and Matilda inspired!
If you do you could be in the running to win not only 2 tickets to Matilda the Musical but also an afternoon tea at the Radission Blu Edwardian (including a cake inspired by your recipe made especially for you) and a luxurious nights stay at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Mercer Street London.
To take part and have the chance to win click here to go to the official site and find out more. You can simply share a photo of your bake on Twitter or Instagram using the #MatildaBakeOff.
I had a few ideas for my Matilda inspired recipe. However it didn’t take me long to reach a decision once I remembered that famous chocolate fudge cake eaten by Bruce Bogtrotter!!! If you’re anything like me then you will LOVE chocolate fudge cake. I have given this one a modern twist. It is fantastically fudgey, rich, moist and treacly with a glossy ganache finish and is guaranteed to disappear as soon as you cut the first slice.
Ingredients for chocolate cake
350g plain flour
65g coco powder
370g caster Sugar
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
240ml cooled coffee
240ml buttermilk
210ml vegetable oil
3 eggs
Ingredients for the buttercream
115g unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
225g icing sugar
Ingredients for the chocolate ganache
200g dark chocolate
250ml double cream
Preheat the oven to 170C. To make the sponge, sift the flour and coco powder into a large bowl along with the caster sugar, the bicarbonate of soda and 1/2 teaspoon of salt and wish with an electric mixer to combine. Mix the coffee, buttermilk, vegetable oil and eggs together in a jug, then add to the dry mix wishing until smooth. Equally divide the mixture between two prepared cake tins, smoothing out with a spatula. Bake cakes for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack and allow cakes to cool.
To make the buttercream.
Put the butter, half the milk and the vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl and beat until smooth and blended.
Sift over the icing sugar and, with the mixer on a low speed, continue mixing until the icing is smooth and has a spreading consistency.
If it is too stiff, beat in a little extra milk.
Once all cakes are cool level the cakes using a serrated knife.
Place the first chocolate cake onto a cake board or cake stand. Using a pallet knife spread a thin layer of vanilla buttercream over the cake. Then top with the other chocolate cake.
Use a small amount of buttercream to give the cake a crumb coat.
Place the cake in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Using the remaining buttercream cover your cake. Smooth the side’s and top with a cake smoother.
To make the chocolate ganache break the chocolate and place into a bowl.Heat the double cream in a heatproof jug in the microwave for 1 minute.Pour the hot double cream over the chocolate and leave for a couple minutes.Then begin to stir until all the chocolate has melted.
Once smooth pour over the cake and allow it to fall down the sides of the cake.
Top your cake with desired topping or even just sprinkle with some shaved chocolate curls.
2 Comments
This cake is amazing. I made this for a double birthday celebration at work and everyone kept saying how lovely it was. I think the phrase ‘it’s banging’ was used at one point. Thank you for sharing the recipe - it will definitely be one of my go to recipes.
Im so pleased it went down well! 🙂 A chocolate cake never fails!