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Malteser Cake

Malteser Cake with malted icing & chocolate ganache

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/malteser-cake • Posted by Super Madcow

This is a malted chocolate cake with chocolate malt filling & chocolate ganache. Finished with maltesers. It is quite sweet & very calorific.

You will need

Project Budget
Reasonably Priced

Time

1 h 30

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
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Description

This is a malted chocolate cake with chocolate malt filling & chocolate ganache. Finished with maltesers. It is quite sweet & very calorific.

Instructions

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    Heat oven 180/350 degrees. Mix milk & malted powder together.

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    Add all dry ingredients to a bowl.

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    Add the remaining ingredients to the milk mixture.

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    Combine the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

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    Pour mixture into tins & bake for approx 30 mins, until cooked.

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    Remove from oven & allow to cool completely.

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    Make the filling... Cream the butter & cocoa together.

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    In another bowl combine the cream & malted milk powder together. Mix together.

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    Add cream to butter mixture & combine.

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    Gradually beat in the icing sugar to make a thick icing filling.

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    Split the cakes & fill with the chocolate malted filling.

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    Cover the outside of the cake with the chocolate malted filling.

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    Make the ganache... Heat the cream in the microwave until scolded.

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    Add the chocolate & cover for 5 mins.

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    Remove the cling film & stir together.

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    Let cool for 5 mins. Pour the ganache over the cake. Allow to run down the sides a little. Allow to set.

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    Pipe small rosettes around the cake. Top with maltesers.

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    Serve.