Chocolate drizzle party cake

Name: Chocolate drizzle party cake
Ingredients: edible gold or silver balls; 115 g/4 oz/½ cup butter, softened, plus extra for greasing; 4 large (US extra large) eggs, separated; 175 g/6 oz/scant 1 cup natural caster (superfine) sugar; 200 g/7 oz milk chocolate; 60 ml/4 tbsp chocolate and hazelnut spread, warmed; edible gold or silver balls; 150 g/5 oz white chocolate; 115 g/4 oz plain (semisweet) chocolate, grated; 175 g/6 oz/1½ cups self-raising (self-rising) flour, sifted; 115 g/4 oz/1 cup ground hazelnuts; 90 ml/6 tbsp milk

Preparation info

Serves
10

Difficulty
Easy

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Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

Make this moist chocolate and hazelnut cake to celebrate almost any family occasion. The decoration couldn’t be simpler, but it looks effective. The cake is easy to make, children and adults love it, and it can even be served with fresh summer fruits or a scoop of ice cream.

Ingredients

115 g/4 oz/½ cup butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
175

Cake
Vegetarian
Summer

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas 7. Grease and line a 20cm/8in deep round cake tin (pan) with baking parchment.
Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then whisk in the egg yolks gradually adding 5