Creme Egg Cake Recipe

Publish Date
Tuesday, 29 March 2016, 10:22AM
Creme Egg Cake

How to make a Creme Egg Cake

Posted by UNILAD Grub on Thursday, March 24, 2016

Not sure what to do with those left over Creme Eggs? We've got the most delicious solution for you...

 

Ingredients:
For the cake:
225g unsalted butter
225g caster sugar
4 eggs
175g self raising flour
50g cocoa powder
50ml milk
1tsp baking powder

For the buttercream:
250g unsalted butter
450g icing sugar
50g cocoa
Splash of milk

To decorate:
2 packs of chocolate buttons
10 Creme Eggs


Method:

  • First, cream the butter and sugar together.
  • Add the eggs and combine.
  • Then add all the dry ingredients and whisk together until a batter is formed.
  • Add a splash of milk.
  • Divide the mix between three cake tins and bake for 15 minutes at 180 degrees celsius.
  • For the buttercream, whisk together the butter, icing sugar, cocoa powder.
  • Then add a splash of milk.
  • Cover each layer of sponge with the buttercream.
  • Place each sponge on top of each other and then cover the whole cake with more buttercream.
  • To decorate, add your chocolate buttons around the side of the cake.
  • Finally, slice the Creme Eggs in half and place on top of the cake.
  • Enjoy!

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