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Making a chocolate cake... what do you normally spread in between the top and bottom? Need a quick answer.

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BlackCatinaWitchesHatonaBroom · 23/10/2011 14:06

As you can probably guess from the title I have not done a lot of baking before
(novice).

Can anyone help?
What to put in middle?
How to make what you put in middle?

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lesstalkmoreaction · 23/10/2011 14:08

Butter cream or jam or both, butter cream is just icing sugar and butter creamed together.

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EEEEKinthebeeswax · 23/10/2011 14:11

Add some cocoa powder to above buttercream recipe.

Save eek a slice!

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lborolass · 23/10/2011 14:11

I wouldn't put jam in a chocolate cake, as lesstlk says, cream icing sugar and butter (don't use Stork as it doesn't taste good in icing). I use 2oz butter to 4oz icing sugar for an average size cake but you can make more or less, just keep the proportions the same.

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cookielove · 23/10/2011 14:12

I would suggest for a novice the simpliest thing would be a buttercream. (which you can buy pre made)

My mum does a really nice 7 minute icing which is very like meringue, but very soft and creamy - oh heaven!!

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BlackCatinaWitchesHatonaBroom · 23/10/2011 14:12

How would I make butter cream? Does anyone know the amounts of icing sugar and butter?
Can you use marge? I have no butter?

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WOOOOOOOOManyBlossoms · 23/10/2011 14:13

Nutella or chocolate spread. Asda do a white/milk chocolate spread which is gorgeous as a cake filling. In fact I've got a chocolate cake cooling right now ready to be filled with dark chocolate spread Grin

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WhereTheWildThingsWere · 23/10/2011 14:13

I like this one, should fill and cover an 8 inch cake

Chocolate fudge frosting
110g butter
90g baking chocolate
425g icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
175ml milk

Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl on top of a saucepan of simmering water (make sure the bowl doesn't touch the water). In a large bowl, combine icing sugar, vanilla and 120ml of the milk. Blend in the melted chocolate mixture. Add remaining milk, a little at a time, until it is thick and smooth..

Let stand until spreadable (frosting will thicken as it cools). Spread on cooled cake.

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YougreatPumpkinmousse · 23/10/2011 14:14

nutella and/or buttercream.

I use twice the amount of icing sugar to marg/butter and if it's too wet add a little more icng sugar, if it's too stiff add a tablespoon of milk.

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BlackCatinaWitchesHatonaBroom · 23/10/2011 14:16

Thanks all,
lborolass will give that butter cream a go Smile

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GypsyMoth · 23/10/2011 14:23

I use Betty crocker sometimes!

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Iestyn1962 · 26/04/2020 17:25

Would not recommend. Icing far too runny

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