Lindt Chocolate Drippy Cake

Here is my chocolate drip cake, the buttercream is flavoured with Dark and Milk Chocolate Lindt chocolates.

Chocolate Cake

For the cake

Method

Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Grease and line two 6in round deep cake tins.
For the cake, place all of the cake ingredients, apart from the boiling water, into a large mixing bowl. with a wooden spoon, or electric whisk, beat the mixture until smooth and well combined.
Add the boiling water to the mixture, a little at a time, until smooth. as this point the cake mixture will become quite liquid.
Divide the cake batter between the sandwich tins and bake in the oven for 45-55 minutes, or until the top is firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
Remove the cakes from the oven and allow to cool completely in their tins, before icing.

Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Ingredients

Method

Melt the chocolate, either in short bursts in the microwave or over a pan of simmering water, and allow to cool.
Place egg whites and sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk until combined.
Place bowl over a pot of simmering water and stir with a whisk until the mixture is hot and no longer grainy to the touch (or reads 72C on a thermometer)
Place bowl on your stand mixer and whisk on med-high until the meringue is stiff and cooled and the bowl is no longer warm to touch
Slowly add cubed butter and mix until smooth.
Add the cooled melted chocolate and whip until smooth.

Chocolate Drip

If you find the chocolate drip is too thick add some more cream and if its too thin add some more chocolate