Birthday chocolate cake

[windmill121]

I need to make a child's chocolate birthday cake but will be covering in fondant icing

Does anyone have any fool proof recipes ?

I normally make the ultimate chocolate cake (bbc good food) but it's too rich for 6 year olds

Thanks

[TapasForTwo]

A bog standard chocolate Victoria sponge is probably going to be the best. What size do you want to make?

[windmill121]

I think 20 cm

[PurpleDaisies]

I’d just do a Victoria sponge with 4 eggs, 8oz sugar, 8oz butter, 6 oz self raising flour and 2 oz cocoa powder.

[ThighsRelief]

I did this the other day

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easy-chocolate-cake

[kateandme]

id do a bog standard vistoria sponge.10z mix which is 10 flour(self.r) eggs and then 5 margarine and sugar.
do you have time before hand.you could do a mix and then test it using cupcakes to see the stength yo uwant.
when adding the cocoa we generaly replace the flour with however many spoons of cocoa we add.

[kateandme]

sometimes adding some milk choc like cadburys to the mix helps it be more child friendly.putting some in the icing too.

[GingerRogers84]

Best chocolate cake recipe ever is the one from the GÜ cookbook. 🤤
You can just swap the ganache for fondant.