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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Cakes => Topic started by: EmeraldSue on September 16, 2012, 10:32:10 am
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This is my go-to chocolate cake that I have been making since I first learnt to cook. It is always moist and never fails. The original recipe is in my mother's handwriting in the Favourite Recipe Book she gave me with our family recipes in it many years ago. The original recipe called for all the ingredients to be beaten together for 2 minutes, before the eggs are added, and then beaten for a further 2 minutes. I have adapted the recipe for my Thermo Chef, but have given suggestions for a Thermomix.
Preheat your oven to moderate (180C), and grease 2x 20cm sandwich tins.
Place the following ingredients in the bowl of your thermie:
250g SR Flour
225g sugar
40g cocoa
1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup milk
100g melted butter
Mix for 1 minute on speed 4 (speed 5 TMX)
Add 2 eggs and mix for another minute on speed 5 (speed 5 TMX)
Pour into prepared tins and cook in a moderate oven for about 30 minutes, until cooked.
This can also be made into cupcakes, and will make approx 1 1/2 dozen, medium cupcakes. The mixture is quite runny and easy to pour into cupcake papers.
I made these cupcakes for my daughter's cake decorating party on the weekend, and iced them with the leftover icing. This is a photo of the leftover cakes that I had put in the freezer. I quickly pulled them out of the freezer and took this photo!
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/16/sedejyzu.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/16/e7uga2yp.jpg)
Members' comments
This is a very popular cake for birthday cakes
CP - Guess what?, this truly IS a quick mix cake. Very nice, ES and thank you so much for sharing. Used a ring tin and cooked for 30 mins. Too easy.
JuliaC83 - Made this in a ring tin as well - fabulous height!!! I switched 100g butter for 100g coconut oil ... adds a really subtle hint of coconut. Delicious!!
maddy - Loved the recipe Emerald Sue. It was lovely & moist like you said. The regular sized cupcakes took 19 mins. To cook, and the mini cupcakes took 12 mins. My new favourite chocolate cake. I love this mix, and I find it keeps well & is more moist compared to the choc bimby's cake. I have found that this is the only mix that gives perfect domes...especially in a mini muffin tin.
CC - I promised to make a cake for a charity event tomorrow. Your recipe fitted perfectly into my Williams-Sonoma cookie cake pans Sue. I sandwiched them together with halve quantity of the buttercream recipe (http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/butter-cream-icing-L4647.html)that johnro used recently.
Wonder - I made this last night to feed a hoard of teenagers that called in. DD has recently cut lactose from her diet so I subbed butter for rice bran oil, milk for lactose free milk and the cocoa powder for pure cacao powder. The cake seemed to take longer to cook than I expected but fortunately I had put it in a ring tin so it was ok. I didn't taste it but the kids said is was good and the texture looked good.
Double Delight - Yum Yum, easy and moist. Thanks.
Denzelmum - Quick and easy, made in 8" square tin. Thank you.
Hally - Just taken cup cakes and a round cake out of the oven, they rose very well, in fact all have domed. Never had this before, but will just cut the dome off & eat it.
ES - this cake does dome. If you want a flat top, try baking in a silicon pan.
Augusta - to get a flatter top, next time you make this cake just slice off the dome and turn it upside down, I always had to do this with cakes that I used to make for people as this gives you a flat surface to work with.
maddy - I don't see the doming an issue at all, especially with cupcakes as it aids the shaping for piping swirls of icing.
KarenH - Made a double quantity of this recipe this morning as a "test run", and although it nearly filled the thermie, it worked fine - so double quantity is do-able. I used a 26cm square cake tin, and in my oven it took nearly an hour to cook. It is a lovely cake, perfect texture and lovely and moist. Thanks for the recipe ES (and your mum!).
kezza - This is a great cake. As everyone has said its lovely and moist. I have made it in a ring tin and experimented on the weekend with cupcakes and smaller bite size cakes. Had the dome thing a bit, but not too bad. I am still pondering whether to use fan forced or not. Does this affect the doming or is it just the mixture?
Made this cake for Easter Sunday and used Maddy's fantastic chocolate buttercream (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=14185.30). Cake was loved by all and everyone said icing and filling tasted just like chocolate mousse. Thank you ES and thank you Maddy.
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Thanks ES. I'll give this one a go, does it tend to dome in the middle and would it be ok in a single tin?
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Thanks ES, looking forward to making them :)
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hi there do you find that it needs a bit more liquid than just the eggs and the melted butter?
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ES.... did you freeze them with the icing on them? Did they thaw ok?
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85, Ill double ckeck the recipe for you when I get home in case ive left an ingredient out.
Astarra, they are fine from the freexer, with the butter icing - the colur from the 100s and 1000s may bleed a little as they defrost.
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Thanx :D
On my to-do list.....
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OOOPS
I have just edited the recipe to include a cup of milk in the ingredients list. Thanks to 85model for pointing out that the cake didnt have enough liquid :o
LOL when my mother wrote this recipe out for me many years ago, she omitted the melted butter!
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Well spotted :)
On my to do list :)
ES how long did you cook for as cup cakes?
H :)
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My oven is playing up at the moment, so im not sure how long I cooked them for. I suspect about 15 minutes. sorry i cant be more precise
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looks good, i will make them on the weekend..
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Guess what?, this truly IS a quick mix cake. Very nice, ES and thank you so much for sharing. Used a ring tin and cooked for 30 mins. Too easy :D
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Made this tonight in a ring tin as well - fabulous height!!! I switched 100g butter for 100g coconut oil ... adds a really subtle hint of coconut. Delicious!! :)
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That looks great Julia! :D
And so does yours CP, I didn't see it earlier. Delicious ;D
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Loved the recipe EmeraldSue :-* It was lovely & moist like you said.
I used this cocoa
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The regular sized cupcakes took 19 mins. To cook, and the mini cupcakes took 12 mins.
(http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt266/nachothecat/ec3f236c8ebb7b2b544e5dfe7e2b720d.jpg)
my new favourite chocolate cake ;)
Minii cupcakes are the perfect size for the push up containers too
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Cakes look wonderful Maddy :D
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Gorgeous Maddy :D :D
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Cakes are truly stunning Maddy 8)
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Fabulous, as always Maddy.
Glad you like the cake :)
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If maddy gives a recipe the thumbs up then we know it's good ES - my bet is that everyone will be trying your recipe now :D
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Lovely Maddy.
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I promised to make a cake for a charity event tomorrow.Your recipe fitted perfectly into my Williams-Sonoma cookie cake pans Sue ;D
I sandwiched them together with halve quantity of the buttercream recipe (http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/butter-cream-icing-L4647.html) that johnro used recently.
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad348/Cornish_cream/bf6e278abfabf4aaf4121236cd56ce7f.jpg)
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Mmmmmm... nice one CC ;D
I'm trying to think if there are any special occasions coming up so I can bake this.... ???
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That looks fantastic CC. I love your tin :D
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Yummy looking cake CC.
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Lovely CC well done.
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Fabulous looking cake :)
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Thanks girls ;D
Took the cake to the charity event this morning.Apparently it was the first Chocolate Cake to be donated :o
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That's strange but it's good that you did something different for them CC.
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Making this right now :)
Mum rang me at 4:45pm to tell me she has a meeting tomorrow and needs to take a plate of morning tea to share. I was busy with other baking and then dinner, so I didn't even get to looking for a recipe until not long ago. I was washing the TMX ready to make this when mum said to me "if you want I can just buy something tomorrow morning" and I said "no mum, we've got a thermomix!"
So this is in the oven ;D
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your such a great daughter Amy ;D;D;D
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Aw, thanks Suzanne :D :-*
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I'm not that good after all Suzanne :(
I put in baking powder instead of bicarb soda :P
I will just put lots of icing on and decorate it really nice so they don't notice.... ;D ;D ;D
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At least it rose nicely for you. You could always chop off the dome, turn it upside down, ice it and no one would even know ;)
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Yes, that's true ES and it was a lovely cake to make. I definitely prefer it over the ILB one :)
It's already been iced, decorated and nearly demolished, but I will try your suggestions next time I put in baking powder instead of bicarb soda ;D Luckily I managed to get a photo before it was mauled so I will upload it as soon as I can ;)
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Photo! :D
I ran out of the plain chocolate sprinkles so I had to do half of the two-tone sprinkles :-))
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Who says you need a fancy tin to make a giant cupcake!
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LOL ;D ;D ;D
That had crossed my mind too ES!!!
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I made this last night to feed a hoard of teenagers that called in. DD has recently cut lactose from her diet so I subbed butter for rice bran oil, milk for lactose free milk and the cocoa powder for pure cacao powder. The cake seemed to take longer to cook than I expected but fortunately I had put it in a ring tin so it was ok. I didn't taste it but the kids said is was good and the texture looked good.
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Yum Yum, easy and moist. Thanks
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Hi double delight and welcome to the forum! :D
Please pop over to the introduce yourself thread and tell us a bit about yourself so we can welcome you properly?
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Quick and easy, made in 8" square tin. Thank you.
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Just taken cup cakes and a round cake out of the oven, they rose very well, infact all have domed. Never had this before, but will just cut the dome off & eat it :) :P
H
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I love this mix, and I find it keeps well & is more moist compared to the choc bimby's cake.
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I agree Maddy,however I am sure with your prowess people will take note.
Praise indeed ES.
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Made this tonight in a ring tin as well - fabulous height!!! I switched 100g butter for 100g coconut oil ... adds a really subtle hint of coconut. Delicious!! :)
This looks great, Julia. Did you use the coconut oil as is or did you melt it down?
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Making this again today. Have extra kids sleeping over until sunday.
H :)
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Look forward to trying this one thanks es
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Making 2 of these today in a square tin to make a minecraft cube :)
Great recipe ES :)
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they rose very well, infact all have domed. Never had this before
I have found that this is the only mix that gives perfect domes...especially in a mini muffin tin 8)
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Glad its just not me. My 2 square cakes domed even with baking paper & a tray on top, I will just slice the dome off :)
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Does it really matter Hally? If you are icing it just turn it upside down. Unless of course it is going outside the house. :)
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I have made 2 to make a cube, but its going to be a box as I think I would need at least 4 cakes for a cube. Minecraft birthday cake for cp. Brown & green stuff!!!
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I can't wait to see it decorated.
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It just needs the candles & its done.
I should add this is a minecraft cake with a creeper :)
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Fantastic cake Hally.
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Very cool Hally! Was thinking of minecraft cake for my DS8 going 9 as well.
What did u use to ice the cake?
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BZB, I used RTR & I bought Betty Crocker icing, as butter icing needs to go in the fridge here in perth in December & RTR cant go in the fridge.
H :)
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Well done Hally. CP will be very excited.
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looks great hally :D
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Hally, that's awesome ....... my minecraft fans would love that here too. I bet it was a lot of work. Has your DS seen it yet ?
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Superb cake Hally 8)
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Love the cake Hally but I'm completely at a loss as to what minecraft is all about. I'm sure the boys will love it though.
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Yes it took a while, cp loves it & his friends will too. Thank yiu everyone, made with love for him :)
JD Minecraft is really virtual lego. All the kids, boys & girls go crazy over this at cps age. I think its the most boring game out ever, lol.
HHW :)
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Thanks Hally, I guess I'll hear about it when Fletcher is a bit older. He still has a pack of ordinary lego in my gifts to him this year, a garbage truck - that's his latest ambition, wants to be a garbo :-)) Before that it was a palaeontologist and I suppose there'll be a few more changes over the years seeing as he is only 5 years old ;D
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The brown is the dirt & the green is the grass :)
The kids get on line & join each others worlds etc.
I wish he would prefer real lego, but no Minecraft is the way they go.
Cp wants to be a magician atm, he is not very good, but getting better, but of course its a dream, he is no Cris Angel or David Copperfield, but his shiws are fun :)
HHW :)
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Ah I see, a cyber thing. At least it isn't as messy as lego Hally ;)
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Cake looks great Hally
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Fantastic Hally! Lot of work goes into these creations, and I'm sure CP is absolutely thrilled!
Minecraft is so popular....actually DD received a foam mine craft sword as a present from a male friend for her 16th.....she's still puzzled as to what it's actually for or what she should do with it :P lol
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Judy DD wanted to be a garbage truck driver. She still collects garbage trucks.
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Truly!! Wow that's different for a female, it's usually boys who want to be garbos cookie.
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When she was small my Dad used to take her out to watch the garbos ( they picked up a bin in those days) when he was in the city. She thought it was great. She became friendly with the rubbish men and they often used to bring something for her, like Fisher Price toys that just needed a good scrub up. She still admires the rubbish men but it isn't the same today. We don't really know them.
Her second choice was the goal umpire for AFL matches. Not sure about that one. ??? ???
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Limited opportunity Cookie but pays much better when they do get a gig. Isn't it lovely to see Chelsea (http://www.aflcommunityclub.com.au/index.php?id=766) umpiring matches, our only female as far as AFL top matches are concerned anyway.
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Lovely cake H! I used this cake to make a Minecraft creeper cake for my DD this year too
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Thanks for this cake recipe ES.
Used it to make 2 rectangular cakes for DS8' Minecraft cupcakes. Cut them into squares and sandwiched using ganache (made in TM). Trying to get even height blocks was challenging. Did the best I could :)
Covered blocks with ganache, followed by green grids made from fondant. That created the Minecraft grass blocks.
Made a stencil for creeper head from recycled plastic packaging. Alphabets from metal stencils. Number 9 was freehand.
Steve was the last Minecraft toy I could lay my hands on at Myer Carousel :D
:) HAPPY :)
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Lovely cake H! I used this cake to make a Minecraft creeper cake for my DD this year too
Thanks ES :). Does your cake dome?
BZB, did your cake dome?
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Yes H, this cake does dome. If you want a flat top, try baking in a silicon pan :)
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Hally, my cake didn't dome much as I used a big rectangular tin.
ES, had 3 of the mummies saying that the cake was yum :D
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DS14 made this cake for DS8 (oops now 9) birthday today. It domed.
When it zigs, I zag. Made it into a dome-y cake. Hahaha
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Birthday boy was happy :D
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This looks lovely BZB.
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Looks terrific BZB.DS14 did a superb job 8)
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Happy birthday Jeremy, lovely cake.
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Great cake BZB, your son did a great job.
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Looks great Bee :D
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Hi BZB, to get a flatter top, next time you make this cake just slice off the dome and turn it upside down, I always had to do this with cakes that I used to make for people as this gives you a flat surface to work with.
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Thanks all. He's quite pleased that he managed to make the cake :)
Augusta, I usually do that. But this cake would be only about 3-4 cm tall if I shaved off the dome :)
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Looks great BZB. He did a terrific job :)
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He did a fabulous job BZB 8)
It really is a quick, moist chocolate cake...I really like it.
I don't see the doming an issue at all, especially with cupcakes as it aids the shaping for piping swirls of icing :)
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I have been tasked with making a cricket cake for DS's birthday next weekend. Made a double quantity of this recipe this morning as a "test run", and although it nearly filled the thermie, it worked fine - so double quantity is do-able. I used a 26cm square cake tin, and in my oven it took nearly an hour to cook.
It is a lovely cake, perfect texture and lovely and moist. Thanks for the recipe ES (and your mum!)
Look forward to making the real thing, and decorating it, next weekend!
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Photo please? I'm sure he will love it.
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I will definitely post a photo when it is done cookie! Just working out now how to make a scoreboard to go on it ;)
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This is a great cake. As everyone has said its lovely and moist. I have made it in a ring tin and experimented on the weekend with cupcakes and smaller bite size cakes. Had the dome thing a bit, but not too bad. I am still pondering whether to use fan forced or not. Does this affect the doming or is it just the mixture?
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Made this cake for Easter Sunday and used Maddy's fantastic chocolate buttercream. Cake was loved by all and everyone said icing and filling tasted just like chocolate mousse. Thankyou ES and thankyou Maddy.