Ingredients
Cake
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1 3/4 cups (260g) plain flour
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2 cups (440g) caster sugar
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3/4 cup (95g) cocoa powder
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2 ½ tsps bicarb soda
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1 cup (250ml) buttermilk
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1/2 cup (125ml) canola oil
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2 large eggs
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1 tsp Queen Organic Vanilla Bean Paste
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1 cup (250ml) hot water
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1 tsp instant coffee
Ganache
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150g dark chocolate
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1/2 cup Queen Glucose Syrup
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1/2 cup (125ml) double cream
Topping
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4 butternut snap cookies, crushed
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300g marshmallows
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Easter eggs (optional)
Method - Cake
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1
Preheat oven to 180C (fan forced). Grease and line 2 x 18cm cake tins.
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2
Place flour, sugar, cocoa powder and baking soda in a large bowl and whisk to combine.
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3
In a small jug, whisk together the buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla.
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4
Add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined. Combine hot water and coffee and stir until dissolved. Add to batter and stir until just combined.
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5
Divide batter evenly between the two tins, and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Leave cake to cool in the tins for 30 minutes. Remove and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
Method - Ganache & Assembly
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1
To make the ganache, break up the chocolate and place in a heat-proof bowl. In a small saucepan, heat the glucose syrup and cream until it just comes to a simmer. Turn off the heat, and pour the mixture over the chocolate.
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2
To assemble the cake, level off the cake layers if they are domed and then slice each cake into two layers.
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3
Place one layer onto a serving dish, and pour over just under a quarter of the cooled ganache. Spread to the edge, and then scatter over a quarter of the cookies and marshmallows, tearing the marshmallows in half to distribute.
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4
If desired, torch the marshmallows carefully using a kitchen blow torch according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
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5
Repeat layering until all cake layers are assembled. Finish by allowing the ganache drip down the sides of the cake and add any leftover crumbs. For a seasonal touch, decorate with coloured Easter eggs, or birthday candles if desired.
See the assembly of this spectacular cake here.
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