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Easy Chocolate Tray Cake

Oh So Busy Mum
This soft and fluffy Chocolate Tray Cake Recipe is easy to make and perfect topped with chocolate icing and sprinkles.

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 24 slices
Calories 4123 kcal

Equipment

  • lamington sized baking tray 33cm x 23cm
  • electric mixer

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 1 ½ cups caster sugar
  • ⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda bi carb soda
  • 1 cup salted butter
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 cup hot water

Icing

  • 250 grams salted butter (1 cup)
  • 2 ½ cups icing sugar
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Instructions
 

Cake

  • Preheat oven (fan forced) to 180°C and line a baking tray (33cm x 23cm) with baking paper. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, caster sugar and baking soda in a large bowl.
  • Add the butter, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla to the sifted flour mix. Using an electric mixer on a low speed, mix until combined.
  • Mix on medium speed for about a minute until combined (scrape down the sides halfway). Add the hot water and mix until combined.
  • Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking tray and bake until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean, 30-35 minutes.
  • Remove cake from the oven and allow to cool completely before icing.

Chocolate Icing

  • Sift together the cocoa powder and icing sugar and set aside.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat the butter until light and pale (around 3 minutes).
  • Add in the dry ingredients, milk and vanilla essence and beat for 2 minutes until combined.
  • Spread over the cooled cake and top with sprinkles.
  • Slice and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Notes

Store in an airtight container, you can store this cake iced in the fridge for around 4 - 5 days. You can freeze this chocolate cake without the icing in the freezer for up to 3 months.
FYI - This cake tastes amazing when it's been stored in the fridge overnight! 

Nutrition

Calories: 4123kcalCarbohydrates: 513gProtein: 47gFat: 222gSaturated Fat: 134gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gMonounsaturated Fat: 58gTrans Fat: 7gCholesterol: 883mgSodium: 3276mgPotassium: 1035mgFiber: 17gSugar: 305gVitamin A: 6864IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 298mgIron: 17mg

The nutritional information provided is computer generated and is only an estimate. This data is provided as a courtesy for informational purposes only.

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