M & M Birthday Cake

Another milestone for the family. Cake recipe adapted from:
http://www.howtocookthat.net/public_html/best-chocolate-cake-ever/

Butter cream recipe also adapted from the same site:
http://www.howtocookthat.net/public_html/buttercream-cupcake-frosting-recipes/

Chocolate Cake Ingredients:
200g (7.05 ounces) 70% cocoa dark chocolate, I used Plainstowe Chocolate bars.
320gms Butter
8 eggs
2 1/4 cups caster sugar
1 1/4 cups plain flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder, I used Plainstowe dutch processed cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking powder

Method:
1. Melt chocolate bar and butter in microwave. Check every 30 seconds to ensure all ingredients are melted nicely. Place aside for it to cool

2. Whisk egg and sugar together. Thermomix Speed 4, 5 seconds
 
3. Combined egg and chocolate mixture from Step 1. I used Speed 4 for 10-15 seconds. 
4. Sift the dry ingredients, Flour, Cocoa powder and baking powder

5. Mix in the dry ingredients in the wet ones. I used the same Thermomix settings and just stop when all ingredients are nicely incorporated.
6. I distribute the mixture between 2 round 9 inch baking tins. Baked this for 20 minutes at 160C



Butter cream Ingredients:

120g (4.23 ounces) butter
1 1/3 cups icing sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder, i used the same Plainstowe powder as the cake.
1-2 tsp milk

Iced the cake when it is cooled.

For decorations, i used Cadbury chocolate fingers ( 3 packets), 4 packets of M & Ms. Just lined the chocolate fingers around the cake and then decorate as you like for the top of the cake.