Lush Chocolate Milo Cake
 
 
A rich, tender chocolate cake, slathered in silky malted sour cream frosting and dusted with Milo!
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Serves: Serves 6-8
Ingredients
  • 1 x batch Ina Garten's chocolate cake (link to recipe in post)
  • 4oz (100g) milk chocolate
  • 2 oz (50g) dark chocolate
  • 1½ sticks (150g) butter, softened
  • 1½ cups (225g) icing sugar
  • 2 tbsp malt powder (such as Horlicks, or Ovaltine in a pinch)
  • ½ cup + 2 tbsp (155ml) sour cream
  • 3-4 tbsp Milo
Instructions
  1. Bake the cakes, as per instructions, and then leave to cool completely on a rack. Trim the layers so that they're even.
  2. For the frosting, melt the chocolates together in the microwave in 20 second bursts, stirring well between each. Set aside to cool.
  3. Beat the butter in a large bowl, until pale and fluffy and then add the sugar and malt powder and beat again until light and smooth. Add the sour cream, and beat again until completely incorporated.
  4. While beating slowly, stream in the chocolate, and mix until just combined, scraping down the bowl as necessary.
  5. To ice the cake, place one of the layers onto a serving dish, cut side up, and dollop on about half of the icing. Spread it out, leaving a half inch (1cm) border around the edge.
  6. Sprinkle over a few tablespoons of milo, then top with the second cake layer, cut side down.
  7. Press gently, if required, to spread the icing to the edge of the cake, and then dollop the remaining icing on top. Spread and swirl the icing around, and then sprinkle on the remaining milo. Place in the refrigerator, to firm up slightly before cutting, for neater slices. Serve!
Recipe by The Sugar Hit at http://www.thesugarhit.com/dev/2015/01/lush-chocolate-milo-cake-recipe.html