I have been busy in the kitchen! And I am a very popular bunny. There was always this fear in the back of my head that nobody else would bake. So, at the same time as working on posts for THE GREAT BLOGGERS BAKE-OFF, I thought maybe I should bake a couple of sandwich cakes for the cake-parade. And I have been taking cake round to my friend’s homes when I have been invited for home dinners within the last couple of weeks. This is one of them:
This is the cake that was probably the most popular with my friends. The chococcino cake – absolutely perfect with your coffee! In fact I decorated it with a coffee cup – just in case you were wondering what on earth that was supposed to be on the top there.
I followed the recipe from the BBC Food Website – I always bake with a recipe:
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/6610/chococcino-cake
It is a chocolate sponge with a coffee mascarpone filling and topping. I added a few extras. In the sandwich layer in the middle I have a layer of chocolate popping candy – because it turns out that popping candy in cake is quite a treat. On the top of the cake I have chocolate covered coffee beans and some chocolate crispy bits.
I am not showing off…it’s whoever wrote the recipe that deserves all credit – but this chococcino cake is truly scrumptious! Not quite as scrumptious as Goldfinch though!
Oh dear…I feel a song coming on – one that I missed off the MUSIC TO BAKE TO post!
It’s great way thank start Sunday, now I think I want cake and coffee for Breakfast πππ
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Cake and coffee for breakfast – lush!!!
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Very true ππ
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Looks so great that I would like some really now π
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Honestly – I do wish we had the technology for tasting all these cakes!
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Oh please send a slice! Looks absolutely yummy.
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I would love to…but I dread to think of what state it would be in when it reached you via air-mail!!!
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I know. A cyber slice would have to do! π
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This looks delectable.
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Thanks Roberta – it was tasty – and what I liked most was how simple it was to make. I do love nice easy recipes.
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Stunning work
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I was pleased with this – I was looking at recipes to make something new and the recipe for this looked easy – it worked so well.
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Wowza! Looks truly scrumptious indeed! Well done π
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Chocolate and coffee – I couldn’t resist it!
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Niiiice! π Looks like a great recipe to try out.
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Your cakes looks so good! Bringing cake to people is always a good way of making new friends. π
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I realized that all the recipes I have say to use an 8inch tin. My cake tins are all 7inch – so they all ended up being rather tall!
I am blessed to have a lot of friends and family who love to bake – they are all foodies!
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Foodies are fun people. We love life. π
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Coffee and chocolate – now that’s a winner in my book! π
The popping candy i am a tad dubious about however! π
Excellent cake!
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