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INGREDIENTS

26 baking heaven JUNE WWW.FOODHEAVENMAG.COM

MASTERCLASS

T

here can be a lot of pressure to

provide a homemade birthday

cake that ever yone will enjoy.

This no-stress traybake keeps well if you

want to get ahead, and is deliciously

chocolatey but not too rich. It’s easily cut

into squares once the candles have been

blown out.

YOU WILL NEED

For the cake

140g (5oz) soft butter

350g (12oz) plain flour

25g (1oz) unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tbsp malted milk powder,

such as Horlicks

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

2 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

300g (10½oz) light brown sugar

300ml (10fl oz) milk

150ml (5fl oz) vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

For the frosting

200g (7oz) dark chocolate, about

50% cocoa solids

120ml (4¼oz) milk

25g (1oz) unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tbsp malted milk powder

140g (5oz) soft butter

250g (9oz) icing sugar

a handful of chocolate sweets

MALTED MILK

CHOCOLATE

BIRTHDAY CAKE

This easy cake by Jane Hornby is topped w ith silk y smooth

frosting – it w ill be a hit at any bir thday celebrations!

The recipe on pages

26-28 is taken from

Simple & Classic:

123 step-by-step

recipes by Jane

Hornby, published by

Phaidon. http://www.

uk.phaidon.com