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Chocolate Cake decorated with chocolate buttons

Easy Chocolate Button Cake

Janice Pattie
Easy Chocolate Button Cake is a super simple recipe for a rich and delicious cake. This chocolate cake makes a great birthday cake and is always a hit with all the family.
4.85 from 13 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Cooling time 20 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Baking, Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 10
Calories 489 kcal

Ingredients
 

FOR THE CAKE

  • 190 grams plain flour
  • 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon bicarb of soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 150 grams caster sugar superfine sugar
  • 2 tablespoon golden syrup
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 150 millilitres vegetable oil
  • 150 millilitres milk

FOR THE BUTTERCREAM

  • 50 grams cocoa powder
  • 2-3 tablespoon hot water
  • 50 grams butter
  • 200 grams icing sugar confectioners sugar

TO DECORATE

  • 119 grams Giant Chocolate Buttons

Instructions
 

FOR THE CAKE

  • Heat the oven to 160C, grease, and line two 20cm sandwich tins.
  • Sieve the flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and caster sugar into a large bowl.
  • Mix the syrup, beaten eggs, oil and milk in a jug and add to the dry ingredients.
  • Beat well and pour into the tins.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until firm to the touch.
  • Turn onto a wire rack, remove the paper and leave to cool.

FOR THE CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM

  • Mix together the cocoa powder and hot water in a bowl.
  • Beat the butter in a bowl until smooth.
  • Sift in the icing sugar and cocoa paste and beat to make a thick buttercream.
  • Fill and top the cake with the buttercream.
  • Decorate with chocolate buttons.

Nutrition

Calories: 489kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 5gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 168mgPotassium: 252mgFiber: 3gSugar: 43gVitamin A: 203IUCalcium: 58mgIron: 3mg