Chocolate and marshmallow mini egg traybake

Chocolate and marshmallow mini egg traybake

Chetna Makan’s easy Easter cake decorated with mini eggs is a chocolatey traybake treat to enjoy over the Easter weekend.

Chocolate and marshmallow mini egg traybake

Chetna says: “This chocolate traybake is a sweet delight with different textures and flavours all in one. The sponge is very moist and easy to make. It’s layered with chocolate ganache. Top with mini eggs for crunch.”

Or, for more moreish ways with mini eggs, try our pretty chocolate mini egg layer cake.

  • Serves icon Serves 16-20
  • Time icon Hands-on time 40 min, oven time 30-35 min, plus chilling and cooling

Chetna Makan’s easy Easter cake decorated with mini eggs is a chocolatey traybake treat to enjoy over the Easter weekend.

Chetna says: “This chocolate traybake is a sweet delight with different textures and flavours all in one. The sponge is very moist and easy to make. It’s layered with chocolate ganache. Top with mini eggs for crunch.”

Or, for more moreish ways with mini eggs, try our pretty chocolate mini egg layer cake.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
384kcals
Fat
23.3g (14.1g saturated)
Protein
4.4g
Carbohydrates
38.5g (30.9g sugars)
Fibre
1.2g
Salt
0.2g

For 20

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 225g unsalted butter
  • 250g caster sugar
  • 50g cocoa powder
  • 100ml boiling water
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 3 large free-range eggs
  • 75g mini eggs, chopped

For the ganache

  • 200g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
  • 300ml double cream

For the marshmallow icing

  • 2 large free-range egg whites
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 20ml orange juice
  • 60g mini marshmallows
  • 75g mini eggs

You’ll also need…

  • 20cm x 30cm baking tray, greased and lined with non-stick baking paper
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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. To make the cake, whisk the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer for 1-2 minutes until light and creamy. Mix the cocoa powder and water in a cup to combine, then whisk into the butter and sugar along with the flour, baking powder and eggs until well combined. Stir in the chopped mini eggs, then pour the mixture into the prepared tray. Bake for 30-35 minutes until a skewer pushed into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool completely in the tray.
  2. To make the ganache, put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl, heat the cream in a pan and, just before it starts to boil, pour the hot cream over the chocolate. Leave for a minute, then stir slowly so the chocolate melts into a silky ganache. Pour this over the cooled cake (still in its tray). Chill the traybake in the fridge for an hour or so to set the ganache.
  3. Meanwhile make the marshmallow icing: mix the egg whites, sugar and orange juice in a bowl. Put the bowl over a pan of simmering water (don’t let the bowl touch the water) and whisk using an electric hand mixer until the mixture is shiny and thick (5-7 minutes). Take off the heat, add the marshmallows and stir with a wooden spoon until you have a thick, creamy, sticky icing.
  4. Spread the icing over the chilled, set ganache using a palette knife, then let the icing cool and set for 1 hour (see Make Ahead). Just before serving, top with the remaining whole mini eggs. Cut into squares.

Nutrition

For 20

Nutrition: per serving
Calories
384kcals
Fat
23.3g (14.1g saturated)
Protein
4.4g
Carbohydrates
38.5g (30.9g sugars)
Fibre
1.2g
Salt
0.2g

delicious. tips

  1. Make the cake up to 48 hours ahead and keep in a sealed container somewhere cool. Don’t put the mini eggs on top of the cake until you’re ready to serve, or the colour will run from the shells.

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Recipe By:

Chetna Makan

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