Spiced bunny cake

This warm, festive bake is a delicious fusion of spiced flavors and sweet chocolate—perfect for Easter.
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 125 ml oil
  • 400 ml warm water
  • 3 cups flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • Salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon mixed spices
  • ½ teaspoon ginger
  • ½ cup chocolate chips
  • 160 g Chocolate
  • ¼ cup Speckled Eggs
  • A dash of cream
  • Butter Icing

Instructions
 

  • Beat the sugar and eggs until creamy.
  • Mix the flour, baking powder, and spices well together.
  • Pour the water and oil together in a measuring cup.
  • Add the dry ingredients and the water mixture alternately to the egg mixture and mix in between.
  • Add the chocolate chips along with the last bit of flour.
  • Divide the batter between your two prepared baking pans.
  • Bake at 160˚C for ±40 minutes or until a knife comes out clean when you test the batter. *Baking at 160˚C will ensure that the top of the cake is even.
  • Let the cake cool.
  • While the cake cools, prepare the ganache.
  • Melt your chocolate in the microwave in 30 second intervals. Mix after each interval. Do this until the chocolate is smooth and has no solid pieces in it. *It is important to mix after every 30 seconds, otherwise the chocolate will burn.
  • Add a little cream, as well as the Speckled Eggs and mix well.
  • Make a border on the first cake layer so that the ganache does not run out.
  • Add the ganache and smooth it out.
  • Place the next cake layer on top and decorate with the rest of the butter icing sugar.
  • Decorate the cake with bunny ears or however you like.
  • *The bunny ears are made with florist wire and thyme sprigs, rosemary can also be used.
Keyword carrot cake, cheesecake, spiced