How to make a Chocolate Log House - Amazing chocolate cake recipe
Here's how to make a Chocolate Log House, we have these every Christmas, but we have even had it as a Fairy House cake for a Birthday cake too. You will get 16 pieces from the cake, each with a roof (Cadbury Flake) and some with a window or a door (After Eight). Delicious served with a bit of fresh cream, mmm.
Do let us know if you give this Chocolate Cake recipe a go. It's one of our Christmas traditions - it's really easy and the result is amazing. Good luck with your home baking.
Ingredients for your chocolate cake recipe - use 4 eggs to make an 9oz cake. You'll need 9oz of margarine, 9oz sugar, 4 eggs, 9oz self raising flour and sifted coco powder. Mix together and put in a 8" square cake tin which is lined in baking paper. Cook in the oven 180c for 50 minutes. Once cooled this can be cut in half, one half kept for the base and the other for the roof can be cut diagonally. These can be put in a freezer bag and frozen up to 4 weeks before you want to decorate it.
For the decorating the cake you will need:
2 boxes of Icing sugar, 2 knobs of butter, coco powder. 9 Flakes for the roof. 5 After Eights for the windows and door.
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