Chocolate and caramel cake

With rich chocolate sponge, toffee-flavoured icing and show stopping decorations, this indulgent sweet treat is sure to please a crowd

By Asda Good Living, 01 May 2020

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Each 94g serving contains

of your reference intake.

Typical energy values per 100g: 1623kJ/388kcal.

Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Grease and line 2 x 20cm round deep-sided cake tins.
To make the sponge mixture, put the flour, caster sugar, cocoa, baking powder, bicarb, eggs, vanilla extract, milk and oil into a large mixing bowl. Using an electric hand mixer, beat until smooth and well combined. Add 200ml boiling water to the mixture, a little at a time, and mix until smooth.
Divide the mixture between the cake tins and bake for 25-35 mins, or until the tops of the sponges spring back when pressed gently. Leave in the tins to cool fully.
Meanwhile, make the icing. Beat the Best for Baking Cakes with the mixer until light and fluffy, then beat in the icing sugar, a little at a time. Once fully combined, beat in the toffee-flavour topping. Chill in the fridge.
Turn the cooled sponges out of the tins and peel off the baking paper. Put one onto a cake stand or board and top with ⅓ of the icing. Put the other sponge on top, then spread the top and sides of the cake with the remaining icing, to cover. Chill in the fridge for 20 mins to firm.
Put the chopped dark chocolate in a small nonmetallic bowl. Microwave for 20 secs at a time, stirring in between, until melted.
Drizzle the melted chocolate over the top of the cake, using a spoon to drip some of it down the sides.
Decorate the top of the cake with the Maltesers, fudge and butterscotch chocolate shards. Allow at least 15 mins for the melted chocolate to set, then slice the cake to serve.