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birthday cake

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MikeRafone · 17/10/2023 13:57

Im going to bake a birthday cake this week - for Friday. I think chocolate would be best. I have a host student staying and she goes home a few days after her birthday & will celebrate once at home with her family. I don't want to let the occasion go without some token from here.

So have got her a keep sake bracelet and will make her favourite meal on Friday but want a surprise cake for afterwards

When she had chocolate cake from somewhere else recently, she really enjoyed it - so thus my thinking for her birthday cake?

Recipes please and any ideals for decorations?

Ive made plenty of cakes but never coated them in anything - but wanted to and try and pop something appropriate onto it

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csiaddict · 17/10/2023 14:28

It's not chocolate cake but what about Ed Balls' birthday cake prize winning birthday cake recipe. I think he decorated it with chocolate and made it into a pirate ship
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p096dbkk

https://twitter.com/edballs/status/1359626557267050501?lang=en
Lots of people asking.. so.. if you want to try the Double Cream Sponge cake: 350g sugar and 300ml double cream, creamed. Add 4 eggs. 1 tsp vanilla essence. 350g self-raising flour. Then into two greased and/lined tins at Fan 170 for 40 minutes.

BBC One - Celebrity Best Home Cook, Series 1, Episode 6, Ed Balls' unusual sponge recipe

There's intrigue when Ed uses double cream instead of butter to make his sponge.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p096dbkk

dementedpixie · 17/10/2023 14:35

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

I made this for my ds's birthday as he requested a chocolate cake. Just added some chocolate decorations.

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dementedpixie · 17/10/2023 14:37

This was ds's last year. Covered in ganache and then stuck chocolate fingers on and a selection of sweets on top

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dementedpixie · 17/10/2023 14:43

Dd's cake a couple of years ago. Just some sweets on the top of the ganache

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MikeRafone · 17/10/2023 14:52

Thanks 🙏 any recipes for a moist chocolate cake? Should I go for oil rather than butter?

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dementedpixie · 17/10/2023 15:07

I linked to a chocolate cake recipe

JulesJules · 17/10/2023 15:34

www.recipetineats.com/easy-chocolate-fudge-cake/
I make this, dead easy and very moist and fudgey. The chocolate ganache is easy to make and trowel on :)

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MikeRafone · 17/10/2023 21:27

dementedpixie. Thank you for linking before, I think I’d missed it with all the delicious photos of your cakes 🎂

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