Malteser Cake

Good Morning everyone, how is everyone doing? I’m not gonna lie, this week has been tough mentally for me as I’ve reflected back to my past a lot which wasn’t the smartest move on my part as there are quote a few things that should stay buried, maybe I’ll share them with you guys in the future but at the moment it’s very depressing and I don’t want to bring the mood down.

This week as a way to pick myself up because of some things that have happened, I thought I would share with you this Malteser cake that is absolutely amazing and you have to try when you can.

Malteser Cake

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients:

• 400 g Unsalted Butter/Stork
• 400 g Light Brown Sugar
• 8 Medium Eggs
• 350 g Self Raising Flour
• 50 g Cocoa Powder
• 100 g Malt Powder

Buttercream Ingredients:

• 350 g Unsalted Butter (room temp)
• 650 g Icing Sugar
• 100 g Malt Powder
• 2-4 tbsp. Boiling Water

Method:

For the Cake!:

Heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan and line three 20cm/8inch cake tins with baking parchment – leave to the side.

In a stand mixer, beat together the butter and light brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the flour, cocoa powder, malt powder and eggs and beat again briefly till combined – try not to over beat the mixture! 

Divide the mixture between the three tins and smooth it over – bake for 25-30 minutes until a skewer comes out clean when poked, and when the cake springs back.

Once baked, leave the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, and then remove and leave to cool fully on a wire rack. If the cake has domed slightly, leave the cake to cool upside down to flatten it slightly.

For the Buttercream!:

In a stand mixer, beat the room temperature butter with an electric mixer until it is smooth and loose and then beat in the icing sugar 1/3 at a time until its fully combined. 

Keep beating the buttercream for a few minutes so it starts to get fluffier and lighter.

Add in the Malt Powder and beat again, adding 1tbsp of Boiling Water at a time till you get the buttercream you want. When its hot summer weather,. 

For the Decoration!:

Once the cakes are cooled, put the first layer on the serving plate – spread one or tablespoons of the buttercream onto the top of the first layer, and spread over a tablespoon of the Malteser Spread. 

Add the second cake on top, and then top again with some of buttercream and Malteser spread, and then add the final sponge layer. 

Spread a thin layer or the buttercream around the edges of the cake to fill in any gaps and form a ‘Crumb Coat’. Leave this to set in the fridge for 10 minutes, or on the side for 30 minutes until the Buttercream crusts over.

I then spread another layer round, but kept it quite thin as I wanted a naked cake style. However, if you want to fully cover the cake, add more on, and scrape it round till its smooth. 

Use a large metal scraper to do the smoothing. It’s easier to roughly spread some around all the edges of the cake, and then smooth it all.

Once finished, melt the dark chocolate in a heat proof bowl until melted. Add in 2tsp of oil and beat till smooth. Using disposable piping bags, pipe it round the edge of the cake.

Leave it to set for about 10 minutes, and then add some more Malteser spread on top. Alternatively, add the Malteser spread on the top first.

Leave the chocolate/spread to set for about 10 minutes or so, and then pipe the rest of the buttercream on top, and add on some Maltesers, crushed Maltesers, and Malteser Buttons. 

Enjoy!

Thank you for reading my blog, if you decide to try (I recommend it) i hope you enjoy it! 🎂 😃

I hope you all stay safe and enjoy the rest of your week! But for now, I shall bid you all adieu, see you next Week…