Street Sweets

Chocolate Smarties Cake

Ingredients for the cake:


80g unsalted butter – softened
280g caster sugar
200g plain flour
40g cocoa powder
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
240ml whole milk
2 large eggs





Method:

Preheat the oven to 190°C and line 2 8″ round cake tins
Using a hand held electric whisk or a freestanding electric mixer with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter, sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt on a low speed until the ingredients resemble fine breadcrumbs
Pour the milk into a jug, add the eggs and whisk together
Pour three quarters of this mixture into the dry ingredients and beat on a low speed to combine
Raise the speed to medium and continue to mix until smooth and thick
Pour in the remaining milk mixture and keep mixing on a medium speed until all the ingredients have come together and the batter is smooth
Pour the batter into the cake tins and bake for 20 minutes
While the cake is cooling make the frosting.


Ingredients for the frosting and decoration:



400g icing sugar
100g cocoa powder
160g unsalted butter – softened
50ml whole milk
12 tubes of smarties (or 450g)
3 packets of cadbury fingers
Whisk the icing sugar with the cocoa powder and butter on a low speed until the mixture is sandy in consistency
Pour in the milk, still mixing on a low speed, then increase the speed to high and whisk the frosting until soft and fluffy
When the cakes are cool, spread a layer of frosting between the 2 cakes. Then spread frosting all over the top and sides of the cake
Place chocolate fingers around the sides of the cake
Start placing your smarties
Finish by tying a bow around the cake