Eva’s Gluten and Dairy Free 1st Birthday Cake
Ingredients
For the chocolate sponge:
For the frosting:
Others:
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 180 oC
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Cream the dairy free spread and sugar together for a couple of minutes until light and fluffy
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Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition
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Add the flour, cocoa, baking powder and ground rice and beat well to combine
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Add the milk and mix in
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Line two 8 inch round baking pans
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Divide the cake mixture between the two tins
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Smooth out the top of the cakes with a spatula
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Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes
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Remove the cakes from the oven and cake pans and allow to cool on a wire rack
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Make the frosting by beating together the dairy free spread, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and icing sugar
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Use some of the frosting to sandwich the cakes together
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Place on a cake board
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Cover the top and sides of the cake with the chocolate frosting
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Gently press the cigarillos into the side of the cake so they form a collar all the way round
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Allow to set in the fridge for an hour
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Push one of the skewers into the centre of the cake and thread the straw over the top of the skewer
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Use the melted chocolate to attach the smarties to the straw, stopping when you reach the bend in the straw
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Trim the remaining skewer so it is just a little longer than the paper bag you have
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Stick the skewer into the bend in the straw
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Balance the bag on the skewer so it looks like it is pouring out the smarties
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Decorate the top of the cake with the remaining dairy free chocolate sweets, I used a mixture of different treats
Note
http://thechocolateaddict.com/blog/2013/09/24/how-to-make-an-oh-so-elegant-chocolate-cigarette/
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